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China says no conditions on Honduras diplomatic deal

Honduras has become the latest Latin American country to open formal ties with Beijing and end relations with Taiwan.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan told to 'pack up and leave' Honduras after ties severed

Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment and jobs from the Asian giant.

Reuters

North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles / Land outside of Japan's EEZ

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles northeastward from its west coast early Monday morning, the Defense Ministry said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Penny Wong advised to pressure China over Russian invasion of Ukraine, documents reveal

Briefing notes also suggest Australia’s foreign minister raised issue of human rights with her counterpart during visit to China in December last year

The Guardian - AU

Key takeaways from AP’s report on China's influence in Utah

An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah

The Independent UK

As longterm partnership with US fades, Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its diplomacy – and recent deals with China, Iran and Russia fit this strategy

The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers.

The Conversation

Kamala Harris starts Africa tour in Ghana, announces security aid

The United States will provide $100 million to Ghana and four other West African countries to help them deal with violent extremism and instability, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday during a visit to Ghana.

Reuters

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China says diplomatic deal with Honduras a 'political decision' without conditions

China's establishment of diplomatic relations with Honduras was a political decision without conditions attached, China's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ

HANOI: A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam's South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data show - the latest Chinese patrol in a pattern stretching more than a year.

Bangkok Post

Cheng Lei's partner urges Victorian Premier Dan Andrews to raise her case with Chinese officials

The partner of a Melbourne woman detained in Beijing for more than two-and-a-half years says Victorian Premier Dan Andrews must raise her plight on an ice-breaking trip to China this week.

ABC News

Daniel Andrews to begin trade trip to China amid criticism over transparency

Coalition MPs say exclusion of Australian journalists from Victorian premier’s trip will force public to rely on coverage by China’s state-run media

The Guardian - AU

Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ -data

A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam's South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data show - the latest Chinese patrol in a pattern stretching more than a year.

Reuters

North Korea Test-fires 2 More Missiles as US Sends Carrier

A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier and its battle group began exercises with South Korean warships on Monday, hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent protest of the allies’ expanding drills. The seventh missile test this month underscored heightening tensions in the region as both the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan's former leader Ma begins China visit

Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou departed for a 12-day tour of China Monday, a day after Taiwan lost another of its 14 diplomatic partners to China

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Former Taiwan president arrives in China pledging peace

Taiwan's ex-President Ma Ying-jeou became on Monday the first sitting or former Taiwanese leader to visit mainland China since the Communist revolution in 1949, saying he hoped to bring about peace and improve relations.

The New Daily

Albanese optimistic on Chinese trade sanctions

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he's still hopeful of clearing Chinese trade sanctions on Australian goods.

The Guardian - AU

Anger in Taiwan, boasting in China in wake of Honduras switch

China’s state media celebrates the change of allegiance with extensive coverage while Taiwanese media accuse Beijing of ‘exploiting’ Latin America

Reuters

Taiwan welcomes Czech delegation after Honduras shifts allegiance to China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, seeking closer ties with Western democracies in the face of Chinese pressure, welcomed a large Czech delegation to the island on Monday, a boost for Taipei after once-loyal ally Honduras switched allegiance to Beijing.

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North Korea fires 2 missiles, piling more pressure on US

North Korea test-launched two suspected short-range ballistic missiles, adding to its barrage in recent weeks as Pyongyang protests joint military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea.

Al Jazeera

US Vice President Kamala Harris in Africa to boost ties

Week-long tour of the continent comes at a time when the US is seeking to counter the influence of Russia, China.

AAP

PM hopeful of movement on Chinese trade sanctions

Australia is hoping to take another step in the reduction of trade sanctions imposed by Beijing as an assistant minister prepares to head to China.

Reuters

China to decide new date for Brazil's Lula visit, agreements postponed: minister

Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday that the Chinese government would decide on a new date for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to the country, adding that the signing of agreements between Beijing and Brasilia has been postponed.

Reuters

US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she began a week long tour of the continent aimed at offering a counter to the influence of rival China.

The Guardian - US

New allegations and a resignation strain already fraught China-Canada relations

Han Dong’s departure escalates row over allegations that Beijing meddled in Canada’s elections as friction between countries grows

Bangkok Post

An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent

TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.

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