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China's Covid-19 outbreak has US worried about new variants

BEIJING: The US is concerned China's runaway Covid-19 outbreak might spawn new mutations of the virus, as the world's most populous country continues to grapple with the impact of loosening "Covid Zero" protocols that had kept the pandemic at bay.

The Times of India

UN Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

Bangkok Post

North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, promises action

North Korea’s foreign ministry calls Japan’s new $320bn security strategy ‘wrong and dangerous’, promises a response.

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Australia FM to push for release of citizens during China visit

Australian journalist Cheng Lei was detained in August 2020 and Chinese-born Australian writer Yang Jun in January 2019.

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Penny Wong's trip to China to focus on re-establishing diplomatic dialogue

The foreign minister says the main goal of her diplomatic visit to China over coming days is to re-establish a dialogue, which is "essential" to stabilising the two countries' relationship.

ABC News

North Korea slams Japan's new security strategy, warns of military measures

North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy as fundamentally changing the regional security environment and warned it will show how "wrong" and "dangerous" Japan's choice is with unspecified actions, official news agency KCNA reported.

Reuters

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed ambassador to U.S

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been appointed Australia's next ambassador to the United States at a time when both countries are deepening security cooperation in response to a rising China.

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Australia seeks to resolve China trade woes as foreign minister heads to Beijing

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday she will push China to lift trade sanctions and seek consular access to two detained Australians during a trip to Beijing that is aimed at mending strained diplomatic ties.

Reuters

U.N. Security Council likely to vote Wednesday on Myanmar

The U.N. Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

Reuters

US seeks to bolster Ecuador ties as China expands regional role

Joe Biden says US will seek to expand relationship with Ecuador as President Guillermo Lasso visits White House.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar and two new game-changers

The recently passed bill by Congress, known broadly as the 2022 Burma Act, which allows the US government to provide technical support and non-military assistance to engage with the opposition groups against the military junta in Nay Pyi Taw combined with the incoming Asean chair, Indonesia, could be a game-changer…

Bangkok Post

Biden: US looking to strengthen relationship with Ecuador

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen its relationship with Ecuador, one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that’s also getting plenty of attention from China

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: hopes for China ‘off-ramp’ in trade talks, David Jones sale, Victory’s reckoning

In today’s newsletter: Penny Wong flies to Beijing amid optimism about trade settlement; department store back in Australian hands; and Twitter users say Musk must go

The Guardian - AU

50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?

In the annals of Australian foreign policy, it is arguable that no moment in history has been as significant as December 21 1972. With the possible exception of the ANZUS Treaty of 1951, no other document matches the formal agreement establishing full diplomatic relations between Australia and China 50 years…

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China talks a 'positive' step forward

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is set to visit Beijing for talks with her Chinese counterpart this week, the first bilateral meetings in four years.

The Guardian - AU

Australia seeks direct resolution of trade dispute with China before WTO ruling

As Penny Wong heads to Beijing for the first such visit in four years, trade minister says he is confident economic issues can be resolved

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in rough seas

Navy says 104 people found on board a trawler suspected to have originated from Myanmar and heading to Indonesia.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Overseas China 'police' accused of repression

THE HAGUE -- A recent report by a Spanish NGO has drawn renewed attention to the activities of so-called Chinese "overseas police" service stations, which monitor Chinese democracy activists and others living abroad.

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Doyle McManus: Democracy around the world is looking a little healthier, at least next to the alternative

More than a decade ago, scholars began pointing to a troubling global trend: a "democratic recession." Dozens of countries were drifting away from democracy toward authoritarianism.

The Independent UK

Russia, China to hold joint naval drills

Russian warships have set off to take part in a joint naval exercise with China, an exercise that showcases increasingly close defense ties between the two countries

The Guardian - UK

Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030

Agreement on ’30 by 30’ target forced through by Chinese president, ignoring objections from African states

Reuters

Rainforest-rich nations ensure COP15 deal on nature sticks

A United Nations summit approved on Monday a landmark global deal to protect nature and direct billions of dollars toward conservation but objections from key African nations, home to large tracts of tropical rainforest, held up its final passage.

Reuters

Indonesia president supports plan to scale back troops in restive Papua

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday he supports plans to scale back the presence of troops in the eastern region of Papua, where the country's military has been accused of human rights abuses in tackling a long-running independence movement.

Al Jazeera

Dozens of sailors missing after Thai navy ship sinks

The HTMS Sukhothai was carrying 106 people when it sank in choppy waters in the Gulf of Thailand, the navy says.

Reuters

Guatemala plans March summit for 'Taiwan-friendly' countries

Guatemala plans to hold a summit in March for senior officials from "Taiwan-friendly" countries and hopes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will attend, the Guatemalan ambassador in Taipei said on Monday.

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