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Taiwan-US trade agreement: ‘It’s not about economics anymore, it’s politics’

Taiwan and the US on Thursday inked the first part of a new trade pact. Negotiated under the beak of a hawkish China, the pact is hailed by involved parties as the most significant trade deal between Taipei and Washington since Taiwan joined the World Trade Organization in 2002.

France 24

Taiwan: Hong Kong's political refugees continue their fight for political freedom

June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China. Usually, Hong Kongers take the lead in commemorating this event with massive candle light vigils. But, since China imposed its national security law in 2020, public criticism of the regime in Beijing has become dangerous. With their…

France 24

India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at Modi over China in US visit

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of relations with China, saying Beijing was "occupying our territory," while also taking a dig at the Hindu nationalist leader over the country's religious polarization.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Singapore to address peak regional security forum

Mr Albanese will give the keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in front of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu.

ABC News

China says its reporters in India ‘about to drop to zero’ amid mutual expulsions

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it had taken the measures because “Chinese journalists have suffered unfair and discriminatory treatment in India.”

The Hindu

Trial opens for 3 charged with aiding Chinese campaign to pressure expats into returning home

An American sleuth and two Chinese men are facing jurors in the first trial to come out of U.S. claims that China’s government has tried to harass, intimidate and arm-twist dissidents and others abroad into returning home

The Independent UK

China criticizes US plan for trade deal with Taiwan

China’s government has criticized the United States' plans to sign a trade treaty with Taiwan, calling on Washington to stop official contact with the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory

The Independent UK

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US defense chief calls China's refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is stressing the importance of communication between Washington's and Beijing's defense authorities

The Independent UK

Musk wraps up two-day China visit aimed at boosting Tesla sales

A private jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world's largest market for electric vehicles.

France 24

China and key US partner Singapore agree to top-level defense hotline

China and Singapore have laid the groundwork for a hotline between the two countries that would establish a high-level communications link between Beijing and a close American partner in Asia at a time when Chinese tensions with Washington are high and dialogue has stalled

The Independent UK

Taiwan, US to sign trade deal

TAIPEI: The United States and Taiwan will sign a trade deal on Thursday, Taipei said, in a move likely to stoke tensions between Beijing and Washington over the island.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan may tighten residency for Hong Kongers amid spying fears

Taipei reportedly considering tougher path to permanent residency to guard against Chinese spying.

Al Jazeera

For new frontiers, China is drilling 10,000-m deep into Earth's crust

BEIJING: Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-metre (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth's crust, as the world's second largest economy explores new frontiers above and below the planet's surface.

The Times of India

UN experts express ‘grave concern’ over detention of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong

Communication sent to Beijing government says media mogul’s prosecutions relate to his criticism of China

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ASX tumbles as China slows and inflation rises to 6.8pc, Philip Lowe says interest rate hikes are working — as it happened

The Australian share market falls to a two-month low after China's manufacturing industry contracts and hotter- than-expected inflation raises the chances of a RBA rate increase next month. And RBA governor Philip Lowe faces a grilling at Senate Estimates.

Al Jazeera

Tesla boss Elon Musk kicks off high-stakes China trip

China’s foreign ministry quoted Musk as saying he wanted to expand business in China and opposed a decoupling.

Daily Mirror

China's armed forces and spies pose 'increasing threat' to Britain, warns top spook

The Chief of Defence Intelligence issued a warning about the 'challenges' emerging from Beijing - and how smaller nations could take advantage of cheaper technologies to arm themselves

The New Daily

‘Mutual respect’ call as China foreign minister meets Elon Musk in Beijing

Strained US-Chinese relations require "mutual respect", China's foreign minister has said during a meeting with Elon Musk.

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The Independent UK

Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gathering

Prospects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore

Bangkok Post

China to send first civilian astronaut to space station

JIUQUAN (CHINA) - China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time as Beijing pursues plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by the end of the decade.

Bangkok Post

Japan, US, Philippine coast guards to hold first 3-way sea drill

Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime exercise off the Southeast Asian country's coast, Philippine officials said Monday, a move that will showcase their interoperability near the South China Sea, where Beijing is making assertive territorial claims.

The Conversation

China in Africa: Kenya railway study shows investment projects aren’t a one-way street

China is an important economic player in Africa. In 2021 alone, China accounted for nearly US$5 billion in foreign direct investment in African countries. The rapidly increasing Chinese presence across Africa has become a contentious issue both for Beijing and African governments.

Caixin Global

China Rolls Out Its First Four-Valent Covid Vaccine as Infections Spike

The Sinocelltech-developed jab against the alpha, beta, delta and omicron variants is being offered in Beijing and several other cities

The Independent UK

Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai's bid to terminate his national security trial

A Hong Kong court has rejected a jailed publisher’s request to terminate his national security trial, pressing ahead with a landmark case seen as part of Beijing’s crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement

Fortune

The Chinese jet threatening the Boeing-Airbus duopoly makes its first commercial flight

The C919 is designed to compete with Boeing's 737 Max and Airbus's A320—but initial production of the Chinese jet will be slow.

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