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Albanese offers gentle rebuke over China’s ‘unnecessary barriers to trade’ at Shanghai expo

Australian prime minister pushes the benefits of ‘rules-based trade’ after a period of unilateral sanctions imposed by China

The Guardian - AU

Albanese arrives in China for landmark visit, says it’s in ‘our national interest’

Albanese will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang, on the first visit to China by an Australian prime minister since 2016

The Guardian - AU

PM tells China 'we value WTO trade rules framework'

Anthony Albanese says any country, including China, that wants to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership must be ready to meet its high standards.

AAP

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Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions

Japan’s prime minister has toured a Philippine patrol ship in a symbolic show of support as Tokyo shores up regional alliances to counter China’s assertiveness in maritime disputes with its neighbors

The Independent UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

The Independent UK

France frets as China strengthens ties with allies in South Pacific

Chinese aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward the country's political allies in the region, an independent Australian thinktank reported this week. This is happening amid a declining appetite for Chinese credit, and as the US and China jostle for influence.

Radio France Internationale

Israel-Gaza war fuels online anti-Semitism, Islamophobia in China

Hate speech has proliferated but usually vigilant Chinese censors seem unwilling to remove it.

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Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement

Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties.

Al Jazeera

A new chapter: how China sees Albanese’s ‘ice-breaking’ state visit

Chinese state media have previously viewed Australia’s actions as blindly following the US. Does a resumption of dialogue signal a change?

The Guardian - AU

Prime minister receives red carpet welcome in China

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to visit China since 2016, touching down in Shanghai to a red carpet welcome.

AAP

Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk

On Oct. 30, 2023, reports began to circulate that Israel was missing from from the mapping services provided by Chinese tech companies Baidu and Alibaba, effectively signaling – or so some believed – that Beijing was siding with Hamas over Israel in the ongoing war.

The Conversation

Can Anthony Albanese catch the dragon’s tail to defrost and reboot Australia-China relations?

In an international landscape that is fluid and dangerous, the PM knows relationship-building could be the key to global stability

The Guardian - AU

Japan's prime minister visits Manila to boost defense ties in the face of China's growing aggression

Japan’s prime minister is visiting the Philippines, where he's expected to announce a security aid package and upcoming negotiations for a defense pact

The Independent UK

Kim Jong Un sees bigger cash-cow in Russia arms than embassies

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is launching his biggest scaling back of country’s embassies, likely betting he can earn a larger payout in arms deals with the Kremlin than through missions suspected of sending him a cut of their alleged crimes.

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The Independent UK

North Korea confirms it is closing some diplomatic missions

North Korea has confirmed that it’s closing some of its diplomatic missions abroad

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese soon will be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations

The Independent UK

China and Southeast Asia nations vow to conclude a nonaggression pact faster as sea crises escalate

Diplomats from Chinese and a Southeast Asian group of nations have renewed a pledge to finalize a nonaggression pact for the South China Sea in three years

The Guardian - AU

The PM is heading to China and the relationship with Beijing has thawed. But will trade ever return to normal?

Economic ties are expected to feature heavily during the first visit by an Australian PM since 2016, amid a gradual easing of export restrictions

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The Hindu

Bhutan King to visit India amid fresh momentum in China boundary talks

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will begin an eight-day visit to India on Friday, a trip that comes amid renewed push by Bhutan and China for an early settlement of their lingering boundary dispute.

The Independent UK

Yellen says the US economic relationship with China must consider human rights and national security

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington wants to build an economic relationship with Beijing that takes into account national security and human rights and is fair to both sides

The Conversation

The 'drums of war' are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China

Fifty years ago this week, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the People’s Republic of China, establishing a relationship that has become mutually beneficial in terms of economic growth and development to both China and Australia.

Al Jazeera

China bids farewell to former premier Li Keqiang at Beijing funeral

President Xi Jinping, Chinese Politburo members, and crowds of citizens paid their last respects.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese to raise human rights and trade with Xi in first China visit by Australian PM since 2016

Ahead of trip signalling emergence from diplomatic deep freeze, Albanese also calls on Beijing to again allow Australian journalists to report from mainland

The Independent UK

Treasury Secretary Yellen calls for more US-Latin America trade, in part to lessen Chinese influence

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Latin America to trade more with the United States as part of an initiative that so far has failed to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing

The Guardian - UK

Li Keqiang funeral in China brings out crowds despite suppression effort

Police line road amid strictly controlled public tributes to premier once seen as antidote to authoritarian Xi Jinping

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