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Russia to test missile in drills with China and South Africa

Russia, China and South Africa are set to begin naval drills off South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast in a demonstration of the countries’ close ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ruling parties OK policy to down unmanned aircraft

The Self-Defense Forces will be able to use weaponry to down balloons and drones violating Japanese airspace if such objects pose a safety threat to civilian aircraft, according to new criteria approved by the ruling parties.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China claims ‘decisive victory’ over Covid amid doubt over figures

More than 200m people treated for virus and death rate now ‘lowest in the world’, says government

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First Thing: latest objects shot down over US not linked to China, Biden says

‘Private companies’ conclusion likely to fuel criticism that downings were overreaction amid pressure over initial balloon discovery. Plus, there may be a reason you want to sleep more in winter

The Guardian - UK

Militaries have sought to use spy balloons for centuries. The real enemy is the wind

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

WEKU

Truss urges west to safeguard Taiwan security ‘before it’s too late’

In Tokyo speech to conservative lawmakers, former British PM issues warning about Chinese aggression

The Guardian - AU

Liz Truss’s delusional speech about China is digging the trenches of a second cold war

Does she really think Xi’s threats to Taiwan will be stopped by the sabre-rattling of the failed PM of a former colonial power? asks foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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France lifts Covid testing requirement for travellers from China

France has dropped Covid testing restrictions imposed on travellers from China, the French embassy in Beijing has announced.

Radio France Internationale

China’s Xi Plans ‘Peace Speech’ on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary, Italy Min Says

China's President Xi Jinping will deliver a "peace speech" on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, citing top diplomat Wang Yi. Wang Yi "told me that Xi will deliver a peace speech on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine" on Feb. 24,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boao Forum to Make Full Return as In-Person Event

Delegates from governments, businesses and academia will gather in the town of Boao on South China’s island province of Hainan starting March 28 to discuss deepening international cooperation in the post-Covid era

Caixin Global

China's Xi plans 'peace speech' on Ukraine invasion anniversary, Italy min says

China's President Xi Jinping will deliver a 'peace speech' on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, citing top diplomat Wang Yi.

Reuters

Chinese President to Visit Iran

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Iran, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Thursday, as a three-day trip to China by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi drew to a close. The Chinese president “gladly accepted the invitation” by Raisi, said a joint statement by both countries, although no date…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Says He Will Speak to China’s Xi about Balloon Incident

President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China's president, Xi Jinping, about what the United States says was a Chinese spy balloon that a US fighter jet shot down early this month after it transited the United States. "We are not looking for a new cold…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scott Morrison says he ran out of time to impose sanctions on China over human rights

Australia’s former PM urges new government to apply sanctions amid questions why he stopped short of taking such action when in power

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss: learn lessons of Russian aggression and stand up to China now

Ms Truss was speaking in Japan in her first public speech since her resignation as prime minister.

The Guardian - AU

Top Pentagon official to visit Taiwan, report says, amid US-China tensions

Relations between Beijing and Washington have soured since the US accused China of sending a spy balloon into its airspace

The Independent UK

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon found on northern island

Taiwan's Defense Ministry says it found a Chinese weather balloon on one of its outlying islands, amid U.S. accusations that such craft have been dispatched worldwide to spy on Washington and its allies

The Independent UK

Spy balloon: Hobbyists say $12 pico balloon may have been shot down by US as Biden rules out China

US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon

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The Independent UK

S. Korea, US to hold simulated drill on North use of nukes

South Korea and United States militaries will hold a tabletop exercise at the Pentagon next week to hone their joint response to a potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea

Reuters

Pentagon's top China official travels to Taiwan, sources say

The Pentagon's top China official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase, has arrived in Taiwan, two sources familiar with matter said on Friday, beginning a visit that could exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Tribune News Service

US reportedly sending Pentagon official to Taiwan within days

The U.S. is sending its top China defense official to Taiwan in the coming days, according to the Financial Times — though it’s unclear how Beijing will respond given the softer tone it has adopted in its diplomacy with the U.S. and allies recently.

The Independent UK

China faces grilling in review of key rights by UN committee

China has come in for a grilling over its human rights record as a two-day hearing opened at the United Nations human rights office

Reuters

South Africa's naval exercise with Russia, China raises Western alarm

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Reuters

South Korea PM says will increase flights from China by end of month

South Korea will increase the number of flights into the country from China to 80 from 62 per week by the end of this month, South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Friday, in Seoul's latest step to ease curbs on travellers from China.

Reuters

China declares 'decisive victory' over COVID-19

China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over COVID-19, claiming the world's lowest fatality rate, although experts have questioned Beijing's data as the coronovirus tore across the country after largely being kept at bay for three years.

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