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Chinese universities raise tuition fees by as much as 54%

Chinese universities are drastically increasing tuition fees this year, with some making their first rises in two decades, hurt by a reduced national budget for tertiary education and tight local government finances.

Reuters

Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order

As Beijing boosts its diplomatic clout, analysts say it wants to “remould” and even supplant existing institutions.

Al Jazeera

China, US talks in Beijing strike upbeat tone but risks remain

Meetings between senior U.S. and Chinese officials in China this week struck an upbeat chord, with both sides agreeing to maintain communication lines, even as Beijing remains leery of more "provocative" U.S. moves and open clashes are still a risk.

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Chinese ex-official's wife says alleged repatriation pressure turned her life in US 'upside-down'

The wife of a former Chinese official has told a U.S. court about finding an ominous note on the couple's New Jersey front door

The Independent UK

After dangerous encounters, US accuses China of military 'aggressiveness'

The White House said on Monday recent dangerous encounters between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea reflect a growing aggressiveness by Beijing's military that raises the risk of an error in which "somebody gets hurt."

Reuters

US and Chinese officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Beijing

Mid-level talks in Beijing mark continuing diplomacy despite rising tensions and competition between US and China.

Al Jazeera

In the short term, stabilise the Line of Actual Control

The complexity of the India-China border problem precludes a permanent solution on an immediate basis

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Indonesia, Australia affirm defense ties amid China concerns

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles has met his Indonesian counterpart to deepen security ties amid China’s increasingly assertive activity in the Indo-Pacific region

The Independent UK

China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing, says think-tank

China leads research in 19 of 23 technologies set as priorities by the AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, Britain and the U.S., including hypersonics, electronic warfare and undersea drones, highlighting the need for Western allies to pool research results, an Australian security think-tank says.

Reuters

‘Cold-war mentality’: Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu takes aim at US in first speech

China’s new defence minister has used his first major speech to take aim at the US for intensifying an arms race in Asia, but warned that a war between the world’s two superpowers would be an “unbearable disaster”.

The Week

Hong Kong: crackdown on vigils to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre show Beijing's fear of the power of memory

For the past 34 years, the height of “politically sensitive periods” for the Chinese government invariably falls around the same day: June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. And, as use of the internet has become increasingly ubiquitous in China, online surveillance and censorship go into…

The Conversation

US release close-call video showing Chinese ship cutting across path of American destroyer

Intense footage released by the US military shows an abrupt crossing by a Chinese navy ship in front of an American destroyer, in an action that the Pentagon said 'violated maritime rules of safe passage'

Daily Mirror

Torches and T-shirts: Hongkongers defy attempts to forget Tiananmen

Annual vigil replaced by pro-Beijing carnival but some still manage to mark massacre amid heavy police presence

The Guardian - UK

US, China join naval drills in Indonesia despite rifts

The United States and China have sent warships to the multinational naval drills that began in Indonesia on Monday, despite the rifts between the two powers.

Bangkok Post

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US video shows close call with Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait

The US Navy releases a video showing Chinese warship nearly hit US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend.

The Independent UK

US defense secretary discusses upgrading ties with India to counter China

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed upgrading partnership with India, a major arms buyer, as both countries grapple with China’s economic rise and increased belligerence

Reuters

US official, Chinese held candid, productive talks -State Dept

A senior U.S. diplomat held candid and productive talks on Monday with Chinese officials, the State Department said, despite some criticism that his visit to China coincided with the anniversary of Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The Guardian - UK

For better or for worse: is the decline in marriage actually good for relationships?

While some countries turn marriage into a patriotic act, it might just give us a radical new way to live our lives, says academic Devorah Baum

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The Independent UK

US releases video showing close-call in Taiwan Strait with Chinese destroyer

The United States military has released video of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. ship to slow to avoid a collision

Al Jazeera

Dozens detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Woman carrying flowers, man holding a candle among dozens arrested as Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations.

Bangkok Post

Most mainland Chinese flying overseas via Hong Kong

Most mainland Chinese travellers are heading overseas by transiting through Hong Kong as only a tiny fraction of the routes connecting the country with the US have been restored following the end of the pandemic, according to a global airline body.

Reuters

United Nations 'alarmed' by Hong Kong June 4 detentions

The United Nations said on Monday it was "alarmed" by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from "chaos" to prosperity.

Reuters

US Navy shows Chinese warship's 'unsafe interaction' near Taiwan

The U.S. Navy has released a video of what it called an "unsafe interaction" in the Taiwan Strait, in which a Chinese warship crossed in front of a U.S. destroyer in the sensitive waterway, a risky incident amid deteriorating Sino-U.S. ties.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong police detain more than 20 on Tiananmen anniversary

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Sunday detained more than 20 people, including key pro-democracy figures trying to commemorate the anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as hundreds in Taiwan mourned the dead with a vigil.

The Guardian - UK

China’s war chest: how Beijing has rearranged the diplomatic pieces ahead of a potential conflict

China is shoring up international support, while attempting to isolate Taiwan on the world stage

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