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Tory backlash at 'outrageous' decision to invite Chinese official to King's Coronation

Han Zheng, who was recently appointed as president Xi Jinping's deputy, will represent China at King Charles's Coronation on May 6 - provoking anger from top Tories over his role in a crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

Daily Mirror

Xi-Zelenskiy call may have been prompted by ambassador’s undiplomatic comments

The Chinese leader’s surprise contact with his Ukrainian counterpart is suspected to be a corrective move

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: China's Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its support for Moscow and pursue a bigger role as a diplomatic force, but Xi faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end the 14-month-old war

The Independent UK

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Chinese and Philippine vessels in near-collision

ABOARD THE BRP MALABRIGO: A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision, an AFP team on board another boat saw.

Bangkok Post

Chinese ship blocks Philippine vessel as journalists watch

A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing a frightening near-collision in the latest act of Beijing’s aggression in the strategic waterway

The Independent UK

China to ‘deepen and expand’ military ties with Pakistan

Defence ministry makes the statement during the maiden visit of Pakistan army chief General Syed Asim Munir to Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Senior Tories blast Chinese official’s attendance at King’s coronation as ‘outrageous’

Chinese vice-president expected to attend coronation oversaw Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s liberties

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Chinese police question staff of US consulting firm Bain

Incident comes after police last month raided Beijing office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group and detained staff.

Al Jazeera

China widens ‘already breathtaking’ scope to arrest foreigners for espionage

Authorities can swoop over anything they deem relevant to national security in toughening of law already used against expatriates or their Chinese contacts

The Guardian - AU

The Bad Advice Plaguing Beijing’s Foreign Policy

How China’s bureaucracy guides its leaders into error.

Foreign Affairs

China’s Xi vows to send envoy to Ukraine in first phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia invaded

President Zelensky described the one-hour call as ‘long and meaningful’

Evening Standard

Xi holds first call with Zelensky since Russia’s invasion – and promises delegation to Kyiv

Beijing is trying to bolster its claim to be a neutral peacemaker, but in reality, China’s president has provided plenty of diplomatic cover for Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy and Xi hold first talks since Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes the talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping as ‘long and meaningful’.

Al Jazeera

Chinese official’s attendance at coronation would be outrageous, Tory MPs say

The Chinese vice-president expected to attend oversaw Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong’s liberties.

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The Independent UK

China tries to act as mediator in Russia's war with Ukraine

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country

The Guardian - UK

Xi Jinping to send Chinese peace talks delegation to Ukraine

In phone call with Zelenskiy, Xi appears to pledge China will stay neutral in war, according to Chinese state media

Reuters

Ukrainian president had 'long and meaningful' call with China's Xi Jinping

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and hoped it would give impetus to relations with Beijing.

The Hindu

India unlikely to look at Russia as secure friend: Congressman Ro Khanna

India is unlikely to look at Russia as a “secure” friend, given Moscow’s closer ties with Beijing in the wake of the raging war in Ukraine, a top Indian-American Congressman has said.

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The Independent UK

China carrying out biggest military build-up in peacetime history, says James Cleverly

Cleverly warns that if Beijing invaded Taiwan, it would destroy world trade

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Charges Journalist with 'Espionage'

Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said. Dong Yuyu, a senior columnist at the Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily, was detained in February 2022 along with the diplomat…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Pushes Largest-ever Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal

China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads -- small fry when compared with…

The Independent UK

US, Filipino forces show power in drills amid China tensions

Thousands of American and Filipino forces have used a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that would likely antagonize China

Al Jazeera

Risk of ‘tragic miscalculation’ in China’s military secrecy: UK

Foreign minister also warns on Taiwan, Xinjiang but says countries must work with China on world’s pressing problems.

The Independent UK

Isolating China would be sign of weakness, says Cleverly

The Foreign Secretary also warned that if Beijing invaded Taiwan, it would destroy world trade.

The Hindu

India to host SCO Defence Ministers meeting this week

Beijing on April 25 announced that the newly appointed State Councillor and Defence Minister General Li Shangfu will visit India on April 27 and 28, and also hold bilateral meetings.

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