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Construction of China's fifth base in the Antarctic worries west

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.

Radio France Internationale

Chinese research vessels operating close to India’s areas of national interest pose a challenge: Navy Chief

There is a “large presence” of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean Region and India keeps a “very close watch” on the developments in the region to protect and preserve its national interests in the maritime domain, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on April 29.

The Hindu

Biden to attend Pacific summit in Papua New Guinea

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will meet 18 leaders from the South Pacific when he visits Papua New Guinea in May, a top regional diplomat said onnSaturday, as the United States and China vie for influence.

Bangkok Post

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US ex-security adviser calls for closer ties with Taiwan

A former U.S. national security adviser has called for deeper interaction between his country and Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island, which has seen increasing military threats from China

The Independent UK

India's ties with China 'abnormal' due to violation of border management agreements by Beijing: Jaishankar

Earlier this week, India firmly told China that its violation of the border pacts has “eroded” the entire basis of bilateral ties and that all issues relating to the frontier must be resolved in accordance with the existing agreements. Read the full story on The Hindu.

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Kim Jong Un’s sister warns US-S Korea pact risks ‘serious danger’

Kim Jong Un’s sister said N Korea would respond in ‘direct proportion’ to her country’s enemies – the US and S Korea.

Al Jazeera

N. Korea insults Biden, slams defense agreement with Seoul

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang

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Letters to The Editor — April 29, 2023

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Tackling the threat: On the U.S.-South Korea cooperation agreement, the Washington Declaration

Though the treaty between the U.S. and South Korea will strengthen the nuclear umbrella across the Korean Peninsula, all sides must pursue peace-building in the long term

The Hindu

U.S. negotiator says Biden would be warmly welcomed in Pacific

The United States needs to accelerate diplomatic "catch up" with the Pacific island region in the face of Chinese competition, a U.S. diplomat said on Friday, adding that he was sure President Joe Biden would be warmly welcomed there if he decided to visit.

Reuters

China 'police station' case shows U.S. ramping up use of foreign agent laws

U.S. charges last week against two people for allegedly running a Chinese "secret police station" in New York marked the latest case in a broad ramp-up in the use of a century-old law meant to curb the activity of foreign agents.

Reuters

‘Wolf warrior’ or entertainer? Outspoken Japanese envoy Shingo Yamagami has no regrets as he departs Australia

The ambassador has been seen variously as giving Australia a ‘shake-up’ and ‘kicking own-goals’ during his Canberra posting

The Guardian - AU

US-Korea summit: Joe Biden's 'American Pie' won't include stationing nuclear weapons on the peninsula

The rendition of Don McLean’s classic pop song American Pie by Yoon Suk Yeol may have dominated the headlines as the South Korean president enjoyed dinner at the White House with Joe Biden – Yoon is, reportedly, a devotee of “noraebang”, Korean karaoke. But the frivolity of the moment was…

The Conversation

India, Russia reiterate commitment to defence partnership; acknowledge ‘long-lasting’ ties at SCO sidelines

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Russia Army General Sergei K Shoigu on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi on April 28.

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The Independent UK

Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute

The Conversation

Ukraine war: what China gains from acting as peacemaker

After more than a year of no direct communication, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, had a phone conversation on April 26 2023. According to the Chinese record of the call, “the two sides exchanged views on China-Ukraine relations and the Ukraine crisis”, but globally it…

The Guardian - UK

Indian anger and Chinese indifference quash hopes of border resolution

Starkly different approaches to 2,100-mile line of actual control on show as defence ministers meet in Delhi

Bangkok Post

Beijing and Manila trade barbs over close call at sea

BEIJING: China said on Friday that a near-collision in the South China Sea between a Chinese coast guard ship and a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists was caused by the latter’s “premeditated and provocative action”.

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Watch: Texas immigrants “shocked” by bill that would have prevented them from buying homes

Initially, Senate Bill 147 would have prevented legal Texas residents from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from buying land. Pushback from immigrant groups persuaded senators to soften the proposal.

Bangkok Post

Chinese ‘scorpion’ combat drone circles Taiwan

TAIPEI: A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Flies 38 Warplanes Near Taiwan, 6 Navy Vessels in Area

China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry said Friday, in the largest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in the month.

The Guardian - UK

Can China broker peace in Ukraine? Don’t rule it out

Xi Jinping’s courting of both Moscow and Kyiv seems to be making headway, say Rajan Menon and Daniel R DePetris of Defense Priorities

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.14% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.08%

The Independent UK

Japan ocean policy vows tougher security amid China threat

Japan has adopted a new five-year ocean policy that calls for stronger maritime security, including bolstering its coast guard's capability and cooperation with the military amid China’s increasing assertiveness in regional seas

Al Jazeera

Philippines reports ‘confrontation’ with China in South China Sea

Philippines Coast Guard accuses China of engaging in ‘dangerous maneuvers’ around Second Thomas Shoal.

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