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Hong Kong court convicts activists behind Tiananmen vigil

A Hong Kong court has convicted three activists from a now-defunct group for failing to provide authorities with information about the group in accordance with a national security law

The Independent UK

EU official warns of sanctions if China crosses 'red line' and arms Russia

It would be an absolute "red line" if China provided weapons to Russia, a senior European Union official said on Friday, adding that the EU would respond with sanctions.

Reuters

TikTok: Crack for users, crackdown for governments

Germany is the latest in a slew of governments to ban TikTok from officials' devices over security fears. But the highly addictive video scroller remains incredibly successful in Western countries, along with several other Chinese apps. It's more evidence that China has edged into top spot when it comes to…

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Lee family feud takes new twist in Singapore

SINGAPORE: The estranged younger brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is considering a run for the largely ceremonial role of president this year, a sign that an ongoing family feud could start to overshadow the city-state’s politics.

Bangkok Post

Japan discovers more than 7,000 islands that it didn’t even know about

Advances in digital mapping have lead to authorities discovering 14,125 islands in Japanese territory - a massive 7,300 more than originally detected in a Coast Guard report in 1987

Daily Mirror

Residents of Japan seek compensation from N Korea for abuses

A group of residents of Japan who say they suffered decades of human rights abuses in North Korea after being lured there by false promises of a “Paradise on Earth” are asking a Japanese appeals court to rule that North Korea should pay them compensation

The Independent UK

Lavrov says Russia will ‘no longer rely’ on West for energy trade as Moscow pivots to India and China

Russia and China ‘wanted to include Nord Stream sabotage issue in G20 communique’

The Independent UK

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Martin Schram: A one-China policy can be win-win for all

Tweets and texts were popping all over the place on Wednesday. Not only were China’s economic experts surprised — but their leaders were actually satisfied.

Tribune News Service

S Korea, US to hold joint military drills despite N Korea warning

South Korea and the US will go ahead with the ‘Freedom Shield’ and ‘Warrior Shield’ joint exercises from March 13 to 23.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan wary of China charm offensive ahead of presidential vote

TAIPEI: Taiwan's government believes China is set to renew a charm offensive targeting "opinion leaders" to win hearts and minds as the island gears up for a presidential election in less than a year, a security agency said in an internal report.

Bangkok Post

Singapore PM's brother says govt persecuting his family

The brother of Singapore’s prime minister is accusing government authorities of persecuting his family after it emerged that he and his wife were under official investigation

The Independent UK

Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

US, South Korea plan joint military drill set to anger Pyongyang

The U.S. and South Korea plan to hold large-scale military drills in a move set to anger Pyongyang, which has promised an unprecedented response to the exercises and threatened to turn the Pacific Ocean into its “firing range.”

Tribune News Service

Xi Jinping to tighten Communist party’s grip with overhaul of China’s government at key meeting

The NPC, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, will gather this weekend to approve far-reaching changes, and Xi’s unprecedented third term as president

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All you need to know about China’s ‘Two Sessions’

The annual meetings of China’s parliament and political advisory body will include a GDP forecast for 2023.

The Independent UK

New leaders, economy to dominate China's legislative session

The installation of new leaders and the need to shore up a flagging economy will dominate the annual session of China's rubber-stamp parliament that kicks off Sunday

ABC News

Penny Wong meets Chinese foreign minister, urges Beijing to help end Ukraine war

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia and "all countries" back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for China to do the right thing and not supply weapons to Russia.

The Conversation

As Australia's military ties with the US deepen, the Top End becomes even more vital to our security

There are several challenges making Australia’s national security strategy more complicated these days – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the impacts of climate change, our green energy transition and economic uncertainty.

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Australia has assured US its technology is safe in submarine deal -envoy

Australia has assured Washington that U.S. technology will be safe under a plan to supply it with nuclear-powered submarines in a tripartite deal also including Britain, Canberra's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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Chinese, Indian foreign ministers discuss border peace at G20

The relationship between New Delhi and Beijing has been tense since deadly clashes along their border in 2020.

Reuters

New U.S. sanctions target Iranian shipping, petrochemicals

The United States imposed new sanctions on Thursday on Iranian or Iran-linked shipping and petrochecmical companies, including two shipping firms based in China, the Treasury Department's website showed.

The Guardian - UK

Russia accuses west at G20 of blackmail and claims it has China’s support

Stormy meeting in Delhi breaks up without joint statement as west and Moscow spar over Ukraine

The Independent UK

India, China foreign ministers hold talks to mend ties

The foreign ministers of India and China have met on the sidelines of a gathering of top diplomats from the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations and signaled a thawing of ties in their relationship, which has been tense since 2020

The Walrus

China’s Election Meddling: Canadians Deserve a Serious Response

The last thing the country needs is a half-hearted approach to protecting our democracy

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