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China downplays Wagner group rebellion to support Russia

China’s support to most credible ally came during Russian eputy foreign minister’s unannounced visit

The Independent UK

New Zealand PM heads to China with two air force jets due to breakdown fears

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins took two air force jets with him on a trip to China in case the one he was traveling in broke down.

The Times of India

New Zealand leader's plane so prone to breakdowns he takes a backup on China trip

The United States has Air Force One

The Independent UK

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Officials in Beijing have described aborted rebellion by Wagner group as Moscow’s ‘internal affairs’

The Guardian - AU

Russia’s ‘internal affair’: China plays down Wagner mutiny impact

Beijing stresses ‘national stability’ as state media reports the collapse of the Wagner revolt strengthened Putin.

Al Jazeera

US aircraft carrier makes Da Nang port call as America looks to strengthen ties with Vietnam

A U.S. aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers are visiting Vietnam in a rare port call that comes as the United States and China increasingly vie for influence in Southeast Asia

The Independent UK

China downplays Wagner rebellion as Russia’s ‘internal affairs’

Beijing says it supports Russia in maintaining national stability, without explicitly referring to Vladimir Putin personally

The Guardian - AU

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Pakistan Army deploying new Chinese cannon on LoC, say officials

India and Pakistan have been observing a ceasefire since February 25, 2021.

The Hindu

How British politics got hijacked by conspiracy theories

Letters: Readers respond to an article by John Harris on how some politicians are fuelling harmful myths instead of tackling misinformation

The Guardian - UK

US’s Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam’s Danang

The visit comes as the US and Vietnam look to deepen ties amid concerns about China’s growing regional strength.

Al Jazeera

US aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam

A US aircraft carrier arrived in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Sunday, AFP journalists saw, weeks after Hanoi protested against Chinese vessels sailing in its waters.

Bangkok Post

Amid the battle of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, a new global order struggles to take shape

While the US and China vie for supremacy, smaller countries, championed by Barbados PM Mia Mottley, are speaking out on key challenges of climate, poverty and migration

The Guardian - UK

Hipkins' first big diplomatic test meeting Xi

China’s locked doors have swung wide open in recent months with President Xi Jinping welcoming world leaders after years of isolation. Chris Hipkins makes the trip to the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday, in what will be the biggest test yet of his diplomacy skills

Newsroom.co.nz

US intelligence remains conflicted over how Covid pandemic began, declassified report says

New report likely to anger researchers accusing US of not being forthcoming

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The Independent UK

US intelligence report on COVID-19 origins rejects some points raised by lab leak theory proponents

A new U.S. intelligence report rejects several points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab

Newsroom.co.nz

'We must be broke again' – our China policy is trade

PM Chris Hipkins is already talking as if our China policy is simply trade. For its long-term management, it must be much more than that, argues Jason Young

The Independent UK

Modi and Biden pull up Pakistan as Indian prime minister wraps up high-profile US visit

Flurry of deals on defence and space exploration with Nasa announced by world leaders in joint statement

The Independent UK

A US aircraft carrier will make a rare Vietnam port call as countries compete for favor in SE Asia

An American aircraft carrier is due to make a port call in Vietnam on Sunday

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Al Jazeera

US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan to make port call in Vietnam

Nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan is only the third US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the war ended in 1975.

The Hindu

India, U.S. decision to end WTO disputes to help boost bilateral trade: Experts

The decision to end their six trade disputes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will help boost two-way commerce and strengthen economic ties between India and U.S.

Newslaundry

Democratic backsliding, counter to China: How US media looked at Modi’s visit

Amid prime minister Narendra Modi’s four-day state visit to the US, most of the western media was riveted on his journey from being prohibited from visiting the country for almost 10 years for “severe violations of religious freedom” to US president Joe Biden rolling out the red carpet for him…

The Guardian - AU

China reportedly rebukes US ambassador after Biden called Xi a ‘dictator’

US president sought to play down the impact of his comments, saying ‘I don’t think it’s had any real consequence’

The Independent UK

Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates

A disbarred Chinese human rights lawyer has been forced to move 13 times in two months as part of a pattern of harassment against him and three other prominent rights advocates in Beijing that is further squeezing China’s battered civil rights community

The Conversation

Sorry prime minister, Joe Biden was right – Xi Jinping really is a ‘dictator’

It’s not every day that a New Zealand prime minister takes China’s side in a disagreement between Washington and Beijing over whether the leader of China is a dictator.

Al Jazeera

Nervous wait for Chinese students as ‘gaokao’ results released

High stakes examinations have been a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years.

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