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Chinese warships return to West Pacific for live-fire drills

Two Chinese warships have ventured into the Western Pacific for live-fire exercises, the military said on Tuesday, shortly after one of China's two aircraft carriers returned from a patrol, in its latest projection of force into more distant waters.

Reuters

Joe Biden has said the US wasn't trying to 'contain' China, but the evidence suggests otherwise

During an official visit to Australia in 2016, US President Joe Biden assured America’s Pacific allies that “We’re not trying to contain China”. That assurance is looking very shaky now.

The Conversation

The Independent backs calls for jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be released

Editor-in-Chief Geordie Greig supports the ‘fight for press freedom in Hong Kong’

The Independent UK

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US defence pact to strengthen military, police -PNG leader

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said that the United States had been a "silent" security partner to his nation but that a defence cooperation pact to be signed when Joe Biden arrives Monday will see Washington "stepping out".

Reuters

United States and Federated States of Micronesia renew strategic pact in bid to counter China

Renewing the agreements has become a key part of US efforts to push back against China's bid to expand its influence in the Pacific.

ABC News

South Korea and Japan use G-7 to push improvement in ties long marked by animosity

Amid the high-level efforts to settle global crises, this weekend’s Group of 7 summit of rich democracies will also see an unusual diplomatic reconciliation

The Independent UK

G7 to show unity on China approach while recognizing individual ties -US officials

The G7 summit U.S. President Joe Biden attends in Japan this week will show leaders unified behind a common approach to dealing with China based on shared values, even while recognizing each country will manage its own relationship with Beijing, a senior U.S. administration official said on Monday.

Reuters

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Liz Truss says China is ‘biggest threat to free world’ after criticism of her ‘Instagram diplomacy’

Former PM says West should not capitulate to ‘rhetorical bullying from authoritarian regimes’

The Independent UK

Truss: China ‘largest threat to free world’ and West too dependent on Beijing

The former prime minister warned against capitulating to ‘rhetorical bullying from authoritarian regimes’.

The Independent UK

Australia ‘diminished’: Penny Wong’s frenetic mission to repair regional ties

Exclusive: As Wong marks one year in the job, the foreign affairs minister is determined to make a ‘clear statement of our priorities in the region’

The Guardian - AU

Liz Truss warns China 'biggest threat facing the West' ahead of Taiwan visit

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss ramped up her war of words with Beijing hours before flying to Taipei to show solidarity with the breakaway island

Daily Mirror

China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

China has sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison on spying charges

The Independent UK

EU exec backs Kyiv peace plan as China starts 'political settlement' tour

The European Union's chief executive said on Monday that Kyiv's own peace plan should serve as the starting point for any efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine, in comments timed to coincide with the start of China's "political settlement" tour of Europe.

Reuters

India-U.S. relations based on common desires of peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region: U.S. Ambassador Garcetti

Eric Garcetti is scheduled to meet the Gujarat leadership and watch a T20 cricket match at the Narendra Modi Stadium here

The Hindu

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US citizen sentenced to life in prison for espionage - Chinese court

A 78-year-old U.S. citizen and Hong Kong resident was on Monday convicted of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in eastern China, a court statement said.

The Guardian - UK

China jails US citizen for life on espionage charges

Hong Kong resident John Shing Wan Leung was chair of Texas branch of Chinese ‘reunification’ association

ABC News

China jails US citizen John Shing-wan Leung for life on espionage charges

Seventy-eight-year-old American passport holder and Hong Kong resident John Shing-wan Leung is sentenced to life imprisonment.

ABC News

Chinese projects to build 'new-era' marriage and child-bearing culture to counter population decline

Pilot projects will be launched in more than 20 Chinese cities to encourage women to marry and have children, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

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Top Chinese envoy heads to Ukraine, Russia in Europe ‘peace’ tour

Li Hui is the most senior Chinese official to visit Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

The Independent UK

Biden, India's Modi out to deepen their bonds, but geopolitical friendships have their limits

President Joe Biden has made it a mission for the U.S. to build friendships overseas — and the next few weeks will offer a vivid demonstration of the importance he’s placing on a relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Reuters

Top Chinese envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia on 'peace' mission

A top Chinese envoy will begin a tour of Ukraine, Russia and other European countries on Monday in a trip Beijing says is aimed at discussing a "political settlement" to the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

China launches projects to build 'new-era' marriage, childbearing culture

China will launch pilot projects in more than 20 cities to create a "new-era" marriage and childbearing culture to foster a friendly child bearing environment, the latest move by authorities to boost the country's falling birth rate.

The Independent UK

Guest nations at the G-7 reflect outreach to developing countries, worries over China, Russia

During this week’s summit of the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in Hiroshima, you’ll also see eight other guest nations engaging in a flurry of diplomacy with Japan and others

The Guardian - AU

China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy

Despite having the world’s biggest armed forces, China’s military faces a number of serious obstacles in any potential invasion of Taiwan

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