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Thailand's latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) score saw it "improve" by nine places to 101st out of 180 countries. However, despite the positive trajectory, it is too soon to start celebrating just yet.

Bangkok Post

Japan is facing a fiscal dilemma

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled an ambitious plan to double the country's defence budget to ¥43 trillion, roughly 2% of Japan's GDP, over the next five years. Notably, the country's massive rearmament programme, its biggest since the end of World War II, has not triggered a political or…

Bangkok Post

How the United States can avoid war with China

'I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight [with China] in 2025," declared US Air Force Gen Mike Minihan last weekend. He didn't mention what his elbow told him, or if he ever consulted his head on the matter.

Bangkok Post

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China’s power in Asia diminished by 'COVID-zero,' study shows

China’s standing in the Asia-Pacific has been damaged by its decision to stick with "COVID-zero" for most of 2022, leaving the U.S. to cement its position as the most influential power in the region, according to an Australian research group.

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Morning Mail: Debate over ‘informal’ sperm donors, $8bn truck fuel subsidy under fire, the full story on scams

Some women are seeking sperm donors outside the clinical process – but is it safe? Plus: how to deal with gastro

The Guardian - AU

China moves from contrite to confrontational over balloon

Beijing’s abrupt shift from expressing regret to threatening retaliation over the United States' claims about a spy balloon reflects the domestic imperative for Xi Jinping to show he’s standing up for China against external pressure, further narrowing the window to reset ties before the U.S. election season gets into full…

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U.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations.

Reuters

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United States remains Asia's most powerful country followed by China, analysis says

The Lowy Institute report ranks Japan as the third most powerful country in Asia, with India following in fourth place, and shows the pandemic has slowed China's rise over the last two years.

ABC News

Balloon bickering over Biden’s actions, China’s intentions

Republican lawmakers are accusing China of deliberating surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon

The Independent UK

China responds to "surveillance balloon"

This latest incident is one of several times a Chinese balloon has been detected in US airspace in recent years

Salon

Australia urges calm over Chinese 'weather' balloon

Foreign Minister Penny Wong insists a diplomatic clash between the US and China over a suspected spy balloon won't derail upcoming talks involving Australia.

AAP

Colombian military spots balloon-like object in its airspace

A day before a U.S. military jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Colombia's military confirmed a sighting over its territory of an airborne object similar to a balloon.

Reuters

China threatens 'further actions' over US downing of suspected spy balloon

China has threatened ‘further actions’ after the balloon was shot down.

Evening Standard

Australia’s diplomatic influence in Asia on the rise as ALP advances interests abroad

Lowy Institute ranks country sixth overall in the Asia Power Index, behind US, China, Japan, India and Russia

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China has reasons to keep cool after U.S. downs suspected spy balloon

China may respond to the U.S. shooting down its suspected spy balloon after warning of "serious repercussions", but analysts say any move will likely be finely calibrated to keep from worsening ties that both sides have been seeking to repair.

Axios

Joe Biden's State of the Union rewrite

China looms over Biden's State of the Union speech

The Independent UK

Chinese spy balloon – live: Defence official says balloons were in US airspace three times during Trump admin

US officials say balloon was brought down on president Joe Biden’s authorisation

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Could the China ‘spy’ balloon be linked to Montana’s nuclear missile sites?

150 warheads located at Malmstrom Air Force Base

The Independent UK

Where is the Chinese ‘spy’ balloon now?

The balloon was shot down on Saturday afternoon along the East Coast at President Joe Biden’s orders

Al Jazeera

What are ‘spy balloons’ and why are they used?

Surveillance balloons have a long history in espionage, and continue to provide some spying advantages, experts say.

Daily Mirror

China issues warning and threatens 'resolute' response after US shoots down spy balloon

The balloon, which China has insisted is a weather balloon which was blown off-course, has been shot down over the Atlantic after crossing the Carolinas

Reuters

Washington weighing deploying medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in Japan -Sankei

Washington has suggested deploying medium-range missiles in Japan as part of a plan to bolster defences against China along the East and South China Seas, the Sankei newspaper reported on Saturday citing unidentified people involved with U.S.-Japan relations.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the real threat behind China’s spy balloon

Washington and Beijing need to resume talks quickly before the hawks bring the world to war

Caixin Global

China Protests U.S. Downing of Chinese Unmanned Airship, Says It’s ‘Clear Overreaction’

Beijing says it will ‘resolutely safeguard’ the rights and interests of the company concerned and that the country reserves the right to make further responses if necessary

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