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WA premier plans trade trip to 'reconnect' with China

Hot on the heels of the Victorian premier, West Australian leader Mark McGowan is on his way to Beijing to strengthen the state's economic links with China.

AAP

US lawmakers to meet with Taiwan’s Tsai, Tim Cook, Bob Iger

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is taking their concerns about China to California next week where they plan to meet with top technology and entertainment executives, as well as with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Tribune News Service

Chinese Christians detained in Bangkok

More than 60 self-exiled Chinese Christians who were arrested in Pattaya for overstaying their visas are now at a police facility in Bangkok awaiting the authorities’ next move.

Bangkok Post

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Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

Hong Kong on Saturday "firmly rejected" findings in a new U.S. government report that said U.S. interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to "undermine" the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown.

Reuters

China’s media realities clash over truth about war in Ukraine

Pro-Russia and anti-Western media coverage hampers Chinese public’s understanding of the reality of war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

China's global influence looms over Kamala Harris trip to Africa

When US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Zambia on Friday for the final stop of her week-long trip across Africa, she touched down at an airport that’s doubled in size and features glittering new terminals.

Radio France Internationale

Spain’s PM urges Beijing to discuss peace plan with Zelenskiy

Pedro Sánchez encourages dialogue between Xi Jinping and Ukrainian president during China visit

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The Best China Stocks to Buy This Week

Following the lifting of pandemic restrictions in December, China’s economy is set to rebound this year with accelerating mobility and activity. Moreover, upbeat economic data in the first two months of this year indicates that the nation’s expected recovery is broadly on track. Thus, it could be an opportune time…

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Japan unveils proposal to promote marriage, raise birthrate

A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate has unveiled a draft proposal aimed at reversing the downtrend, including increased subsidies for childrearing and education and a salary increase for younger workers to incentivize marrying and having kids

The Independent UK

‘Take back control’? With this Pacific trade deal, Brexit Britain has just signed it away

Goodbye, food standards. Hello, corporate lobbyists. Why are we doing this, asks Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now

The Guardian - UK

Embattled Macron Heads to China, Leaving Burning Paris Behind

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to China next week for a rare visit to the rising superpower, in an awkward balancing act between his global statesman ambitions and his struggle to contain embarrassing pension protests at home. The French leader, whose decision to ram much-disputed pension legislation through parliament…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU leaders seek to smooth ties between Beijing and Brussels

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday his country wanted a "balanced relationship with China" shortly after he met with China's President Xi Jinping. The Spanish leader's two-day visit to China comes ahead of next week's trip by French President Emmanuel Macron and Eu Commission president Ursula von der…

Radio France Internationale

World Bank Says Recoveries in Asian Economies Losing Steam

Developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their recoveries stall as productivity lags, the World Bank said in a report released Friday. The report forecasts that growth in the region including China will pick up pace this year after the world's No.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's overtures to foreign firms fall on familiar ears at 'Asia's Davos'

'China is open for business' was the message its newly-appointed Premier Li Qiang delivered this week to the Boao Forum, an international summit sometimes touted as Asia's answer to the World Economic Forum's meetings in Davos.

Reuters

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Britain joins Australia and 10 other nations in Pacific trade pact

The UK has struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and

The Independent UK

Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand

Supporters of a Chinese Christian church say more than 60 members have been detained in Thailand, raising fears they may be returned to their home country where they face possible persecution

Reuters

China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about U.S. speaker meeting

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan's defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The Independent UK

World Bank says recoveries in Asian economies losing steam

The World Bank says developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their recoveries stall as productivity lags

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Evening Standard

UK agrees to join trans-Pacific trade partnership

Critics say the impact will be limited, with official estimates suggesting it will add less than 1% to UK GDP

The Independent UK

Japan FM to visit China amid friction over detained Japanese

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with his counterpart Qin Gang, becoming Japan’s first top diplomat to do so in more than three years amid growing frictions between the two countries including a recent flap over the detention of a Japanese national…

The Independent UK

China's global influence looms over Harris trip to Africa

The global rivalry between the United States and China has been a recurring backdrop during Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to Africa

The Independent UK

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America

Tribune News Service

White House tries to keep China calm while Taiwan’s President Tsai visits US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is going to unprecedented lengths to play down the importance of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States this week, as officials try to keep an already soured relationship with China from getting any worse.

Al Jazeera

Russian ‘invasion was wrong’: Views from China on war in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine grinds on, some in China have abandoned their initial support for Russia and Putin.

Reuters

Factbox-Relations between Taiwan and the United States

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York on Wednesday on what is officially called a transit on her way to Guatemala and Belize, and will be stopping in Los Angeles on her way back to Taipei next month.

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