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Philippines coast guard chief says boosts South China Sea presence

The Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its presence in the disputed South China Sea by deploying additional vessels and conducting more sorties and overflights to protect maritime territory and the country's fishermen, its chief said on Monday.

Reuters

China willing to restart trade exchange mechanism with Australia after talks

China's commerce minister Wang Wentao said talks held on Monday with Australian counterpart Don Farrell were a key step toward bringing bilateral economic and trade ties back on track, with relations improving after being strained in recent years.

Reuters

Swiss lawmakers visit Taiwan, say they want closer ties

A group of Swiss lawmakers has met with Taiwan’s president and said their government wants to deepen political relations

The Independent UK

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Trial of Hong Kong democracy activists opens two years after arrests under national security law

The trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged in January 2021 under a controversial national security law imposed by Beijing begins under tight security.

ABC News

Hsing Yun, Buddhist abbot who built universities, dies at 95

Buddhist abbot Hsing Yun, who established a thriving religious community in southern Taiwan and built universities overseas, has died

The Independent UK

Hong Kong sees influx of Chinese visitors as borders reopen fully

Tens of thousands of travellers commuted between mainland China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said, the first time in three years that all border checkpoints were reopened fully without COVID-19 restrictions.

Reuters

China’s Graft Busters Investigate Deputy of Quasi Military Group in Xinjiang

CCDI launches probe into Jiao Xiaoping, deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

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China-Australia trade ministers hold 1st meeting since 2019

Australian and Chinese trade ministers are holding their first bilateral meeting since 2019 as Australia urges China to lift barriers that are costing exporters $14 billion a year

The Independent UK

Subversion trial for Hong Kong political activists opens

Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists have gone on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent

The Independent UK

India's aircraft carriers key to Indo-Pacific strategy

India is preparing to relaunch its INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier after a major refit, a critical step toward fulfilling its plan to deploy two carrier battle groups as it seeks to strengthen its regional maritime power to counter China’s increasing assertiveness

The Independent UK

Beijing invites trade minister to China, says it won't back down on 'principled' issues

China's Wang Wentao and Trade Minister Don Farrell could soon meet face-to-face, but both sides are playing down hopes of a swift end to thorny trade issues.

ABC News

Senior Taiwan opposition leader to visit China amid continued tensions

A senior leader of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's main opposition party, will visit China this week and meet its top Taiwan policy-maker, the party said on Monday, amid continued military and political tensions between the two sides.

Reuters

Hong Kong's largest national security trial begins

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government in a case critics say reflects the criminalisation of dissent in the Chinese territory.

Bangkok Post

Shoot-down of Chinese balloon draws GOP criticism of Biden administration

Republicans accused China of using the balloon to surveil military sites. China says it ‘reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations.’

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China urges restraint as U.S. military searches for balloon remnants

Beijing on Monday urged Washington to show restraint as the U.S. military searched for remnants of what it believes was a Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down over the Atlantic but which China says was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray.

The Conversation

Did China's balloon violate international law?

Was the balloon that suddenly appeared over the US last week undertaking surveillance? Or was it engaging in research, as China has claimed?

The Guardian - AU

Australian and Chinese trade ministers meet for first time in three years

Don Farrell will fly to Beijing in the ‘near future’ amid a thawing of diplomatic relations with Australia’s largest trading partner

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong: landmark national security trial of 47 democracy advocates begins

Protests as former politicians, activists, campaigners and community workers appear in court accused of ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’

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US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

AAP

Chinese agents top foreign influence register

More than 190 lobbying efforts by over 110 registered foreign actors have been recorded in the past financial year, a report shows.

Tribune News Service

US moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government launched a mission to salvage what officials say is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, as pressure mounted on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on…

Reuters

U.S. working to recover suspected Chinese spy balloon

The United States is working to recover a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, according to a statement released by the Pentagon on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Sen. Ted Cruz says Biden was too slow to order downing of Chinese surveillance balloon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday commended President Joe Biden for having “the guts” to take out a suspected Chinese spy balloon, but said the commander in chief waited too long to pull the trigger.

The Independent UK

Cory Booker criticises US ‘drumbeat to war’ with China after general’s comments

US Congress has pushed for a tougher stance against China

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong's largest national security trial to begin with 47 in dock

HONG KONG - The trial of 47 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy figures begins Monday, in the largest prosecution under a national security law that has crushed dissent in the city.

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