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Analysis-How a U.S. budget dispute imperils funding for Taiwan weapons

U.S. congressional efforts to counter China's military threats toward Taiwan could stumble over a problem much closer to home: partisan battles in Washington imperiling billions of dollars in security assistance for the self-governed island.

Reuters

Japan, China aim to launch defense hotline around spring

Defense officials from Japan and China have agreed to accelerate efforts to launch a telephone "hotline" around this spring, to avoid accidental military clashes.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China offers 30 days paid marriage leave to boost flagging birth rate

Last year, China recorded its lowest ever birth rate, of 6.77 births per 1,000 people

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Analysis-Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal

Russia's suspension of its last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with the United States may have dashed any hopes of dragging China to the table to start talking about its own rapidly accelerating nuclear arms programmes.

Reuters

Taiwan could survive initial China invasion, says minister

Taiwan’s defence minister says the island’s forces could repel an initial attack from China if they are well-prepared.

Bangkok Post

Philippines eyes South China Sea patrols with US, Australia

The Philippines is discussing joint security patrols in the South China Sea with the United States as well as Australia as China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed waters cause concern

The Independent UK

U.S. concerned by China-Russia ties as Putin signals Xi visit

The United States is concerned by greater alignment between China and Russia, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed "new frontiers" in ties with Beijing and signalled China's Xi Jinping would visit his country.

Reuters

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Economists: Tourism surge offsets export setback

The Thai economy is set to bounce back from a surprising contraction in the fourth quarter of 2022 as foreign tourist arrivals are likely to surprise on the upside and counter headwinds to merchandise exports from a global slowdown, say leading economists.

Bangkok Post

China, Japan hold first security talks in four years

Beijing and Tokyo square off over military buildup, Russia and spy balloons in first security dialogue in four years.

Al Jazeera

'I'm not to be treated like an ant': Chinese boy's monologue complaining about his mom's strict parenting goes viral

A video of a first-grade student from southeastern China has gone viral on Chinese social media for criticizing his mother’s temper and strict parenting style.

The Times of India

China, ASEAN to intensify negotiations on South China Sea code

Negotiations on a code of conduct (COC) for the South China Sea will be intensified this year, Indonesian and Chinese officials said on Wednesday, as the region frets over China's assertiveness in the strategic waterway.

Reuters

China blasts Pentagon official's Taiwan visit, military ties

China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island

The Independent UK

Australia top target of Chinese trade restrictions - study

China issued threats and trade restrictions against 19 countries between 2020 and 2022, with Australia the top target of such "coercive diplomacy", a report by an Australian security think tank said on Wednesday.

Reuters

China's Xi calls for tech self-reliance amid U.S. tension

President Xi Jinping said China must resolve issues in key technological fields from the bottom up, state media reported, as the country deals with a growing number of mainly U.S. export controls on advanced technology.

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Australia, Philippines consider joint patrols in South China Sea

Australia’s defence minister made the announcement after talks with the Philippine defence secretary.

Reuters

Analysis-How North Korea could use a Pacific 'firing range' to perfect its missiles

If North Korea follows through on its threat to turn the Pacific Ocean into a "firing range", it would allow the isolated and nuclear-armed state to make technical advances in addition to signalling its military resolve, analysts said.

Al Jazeera

Australia spy chief warns of espionage as US-China rivalry grows

More Australians targets of spying ‘than at any time in Australia’s history’, country’s intelligence agency chief says.

Reuters

Hong Kong hands out cash, cuts duties in budget despite larger deficit

Hong Kong is set for back-to-back deficits but will give cash handouts and offer some help to first-time home buyers to help the economy recover from prolonged COVID-19 restrictions, the city's government announced in its budget on Wednesday.

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Xi Jinping to visit Moscow for summit with Putin: Report

Top diplomat Wang Yi, who is currently in Moscow, has said ties between the two countries are ‘rock solid’.

Reuters

China, Japan square off at first security talks in four years

China said it was troubled by Japan's military build-up and Tokyo took aim at Beijing's military ties to Russia and its suspected use of spy balloons in the Asian powers' first formal security talks in four years on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia rails at UN move on Ukraine, China readies 'position paper'

Russia has urged U.N. states to vote against an "unbalanced and anti-Russian" move at the General Assembly by Ukraine and others to mark one year since Moscow invaded, as China said on Tuesday it could release a "position paper" on the war within days.

Reuters

Pacific 'family' free to form any ties but need to work together, says New Zealand Deputy PM

Pacific island nations are free to form relationships with whichever countries they chose, New Zealand's new deputy prime minister said, but those decisions impact the regional "family", so broad and constant engagement is needed.

Bangkok Post

US strategy won't deter China's rise

After President Joe Biden took office, the United States' "Indo-Pacific Strategy" (IPS) --which was officially proposed by former president Donald Trump in November 2017 -- showed a new trend. This recent trajectory includes expanding overseas military bases to deter China's rise at sea, competing against its Belt and Road Initiative…

ABC News

Chinese Communist Party-linked group called out for 'systemic' failure to comply with foreign influence regulations

A Chinese Communist Party-linked group has become the first body to be forcibly listed under the federal government's Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, five years after it was introduced.

Axios

Economic coercion is China's favorite new foreign policy tool

A new report documents 73 incidents of coercion from 2020 to 2022.

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