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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.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Australia, Philippines consider joint patrols in South China Sea

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

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

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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.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

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’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

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 · Feb 22, 2023

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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 · Feb 22, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

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…

Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Economic coercion is China's favorite new foreign policy tool

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

Axios · Feb 21, 2023

China’s Top Diplomat Says Russia Ties ‘Rock Solid’

China's top diplomat told one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies on Tuesday that Beijing's relationship with Moscow was "rock solid" and would withstand any test in a changing international situation. China's "no limits" partnership with Russia has come under scrutiny in the West after the United States said it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2023

China's top diplomat visits Moscow as Russia's war on Ukraine nears 1 year

Trade between China and Russia has increased over the past year, especially with Chinese purchases of Russian oil and gas.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

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The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Kremlin official urges deeper ties with China to resist West

Russia’s security head has held talks with the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief, saying Moscow and Beijing must deepen their cooperation in the face of Western pressure

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

China's Xi preparing to visit Moscow for summit with Putin -WSJ

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Moscow for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plan.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

China's top diplomat says Russia ties 'rock solid'

Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2023

Authorities confirm death of Uyghur asylum seeker

The Immigration Bureau has confirmed that a 49-year-old Uyghur asylum seeker who had been detained for years at the Bangkok Immigration Detention Centre had died.

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Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Chinese provinces give 30 days' paid 'marriage leave' to boost birth rate

Some Chinese provinces are giving young newlyweds 30 days of paid leave in the hope of encouraging marriage and boosting a flagging birth rate, the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily Health said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Japan, China to work towards direct communication line for security, Japan says

Japan and China will work towards launching a direct communication line for security from this spring, Japan's defence ministry said on Tuesday in a statement after talks between senior defence officials from both countries.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Explainer-A year into Ukraine war, how has China stood by 'no limits' partner Russia?

Nearly a year has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, which came just weeks after Beijing and Moscow had declared a "no limits" partnership that sparked anxiety in the West.

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

China outlines Xi Jinping’s plan for world peace as top diplomat set for Moscow talks

‘We will continue to promote peace talks, provide Chinese wisdom for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis’

Axios · Feb 21, 2023

A year after Ukraine invasion, Russia's reliance on China deepens

China has cultivated an important strategic partnership without itself becoming an international pariah — an approach that is likely to continue as the war drags on.

Caixin Global · Feb 21, 2023

China’s Debt Levels Will Limit Impact of Monetary Policy, Ex-PBOC Official Says

Local governments, businesses and households all have holes in their finances that will discourage them from borrowing

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Australian spy chief says veterans training rivals are 'top tools' not 'top guns'

Australia's spy chief has hit out at former military pilots who turn to working for authoritarian regimes, describing them as "lackeys, more 'top tools' than 'top guns'" in his annual security threat assessment.

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