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China GDP growth falls short of expectations as sinking property prices hit economy

Data shows the economy grew just 0.8% in the June quarter, down from 2.2% in the first three months of 2023

The Guardian - AU

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid US sanctions

Chinese President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

Tribune News Service

New Zealand PM says Pacific region less secure amid China’s rise

Chris Hipkins says Beijing exerting influence is ‘major driver’ of increasing competition in the Indo-Pacific

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Yellen eyes China de-escalation, but lifting tariffs ‘premature’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. should look for ways to further “de-escalate” tensions with China, though it would be premature to eliminate the tariffs imposed on it by the Trump administration.

Tribune News Service

Supporting US military against China could draw Australia into nuclear war, expert warns

America’s deterrent against Beijing is diminishing while the military threat to Australia increases with Aukus, Sam Roggeveen argues

The Guardian - AU

Japan, South Korea and US hold naval joint drill after Pyongyang's missile launch

Japan, South Korea and the United States held a joint naval missile defence exercise in the Sea of Japan on Sunday after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), The Japan Times reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why Janet Yellen’s frequent stops in India are important at a time of tensions with China

Yellen is back in Asia for a series of Group of 20 finance minister meetings in India

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Britain signs treaty to join trans-Pacific trade pact

AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Britain on Sunday formally signed the treaty to join a major trans-Pacific trade pact, becoming the first new country to take part since its inception in 2018 and opening the way for members to consider other applications including from China and Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

Japan, S Korea, US hold joint drills after N Korea’s ICBM launch

S Korean Navy says latest exercise is aimed at mastering the allies’ response to a N Korean ballistic missile launch.

Al Jazeera

China intensifies military drills with Russia amid US sanctions

President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that hasn’t stopped China edging closer to Moscow’s military in another way: direct engagement.

Tribune News Service

Morning Digest | Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more

Morning Digest, July 16, 2023 | India-France revise joint statement, omissions on defence deals; after Manipur govt. order, Kukis and Meiteis stick to regions; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties — here is a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu

Thai brides flee as sweet talk sours

Women hired to marry Chinese men risk breaking the law both in China and Thailand, warned the police on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Yellen is visiting India yet again to promote closer ties and tackle global economic problems

On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in Asia for a series of Group of 20 finance minister meetings in India

The Independent UK

Govt likely to resume FTA talks with 6 Gulf countries

The government has begun arrangements to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- a group of six Persian Gulf countries -- by the end of 2024, according to government sources.

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Beijing's top diplomat asks EU to clarify its new China strategy

The European Union must not "vacillate" and needs to "clarify" its strategic relationship with Beijing, top diplomat Wang Yi said during a meeting with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, China's foreign ministry said Saturday.

Bangkok Post

America's Myanmar policy is simply all wrong

A recent joint statement by US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Myanmar" and called for a constructive dialogue to aid the country's transition toward an inclusive federal democratic system. Unfortunately, the US-led sanctions policy has undercut this goal…

Al Jazeera

‘Grave threat’: US, Japan, S Korea slam missile test by N Korea

US says commitment to security of South Korea and Japan is backed by ‘full range of capabilities, including nuclear’.

The Hindu

Virtual summit, virtual silence

China’s actions towards India in 2020 and the evolving international order have shaped a re-appraisal of Indian interests in the SCO

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The Independent UK

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea

At Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, giant blue pipes have been constructed to bring in torrents of seawater to dilute radioactive water under a plan to discharge the treated but radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Guardian - AU

No chance China will join Pacific trade pact in near term, Australia warns

Assistant trade minister suggests consideration of China’s push to join CPTPP ‘some way off’ as UK becomes 12th member

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Sharif launches $3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project

Caixin Global

U.S. and China’s Top Diplomats Meet in Indonesia

Wang Yi, director of the party Central Committee’s foreign affairs office, says meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was ‘an important step’ toward repairing ties

The Independent UK

China accuses US of militarizing space following protest over Navy plane's Taiwan Strait transit

China is accusing the United States of militarizing outer space, a day after it protested the passage of a Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine aircraft through the Taiwan Strait

The Independent UK

China criticizes German call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as 'protectionism'

China has criticized a German government call for reducing dependency on Chinese products as a form of protectionism

The Independent UK

Blinken meets Wang Yi in Indonesia. But the region remains wary of the US-China rivalry

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met China’s top diplomat to discuss thorny issues as part of efforts to nurture talks on the sidelines of regional diplomatic meetings in Indonesia

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