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U.S. warns Honduras that China makes many unfulfilled promises

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said China makes many promises that are unfulfilled after Honduras announced it would seek official relations with Beijing and cut them with Taiwan.

Reuters

China’s sound and fury over Aukus will mean little for ties with Australia

Beijing wants the relationship ‘back on the right track’ regardless of the trilateral pact

The Guardian - AU

Biden and Xi Are Doomed to Escalation

Neither Beijing nor Washington seems capable of cooperation or building trust.

Foreign Policy

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Analysis: Renewed Saudi-Iranian ties, brokered by China, force new calculations in Mideast

BEIRUT — The surprise announcement of a resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to a deal brokered by Beijing, underscores regional governments’ interest in a de-escalation of tensions — and China’s willingness to wield its economic clout to achieve it.

Los Angeles Times

Honduras switching ties to China from Taiwan

 Honduras will establish diplomatic relations with China, President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday, a move that would result in the severing of longstanding official ties with Taiwan.

Bangkok Post

UK quietly shifts China policy as trust between countries erodes

British stance edges closer to the US, but many MPs want government to go further and designate China as a threat

The Guardian - UK

Xi reboots statesman image in bid to counter US on world stage

Chinese President Xi Jinping is rebooting his image as a global statesman — and he’s already got a significant win under his belt.

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Honduras says plans to open diplomatic relations with China

Diplomatic ties with Taiwan have become a flashpoint in Central America, where Beijing is looking to deepen links.

Al Jazeera

Morning Mail: Russian jet hits US drone, boy’s 45 days in solitary, China denounces Aukus

Beijing labels submarine deal ‘cold war’ mentality while concern grows in Queensland over youth justice policies

The Guardian - AU

Xi Jinping on all fronts: How far will China-US rivalry go?

Xi Jinping boasted about a "great wall of steel" in the speech marking the kickoff of his precedent-breaking third term as China's president. He has consolidated his grip on power and is flexing his might just as leaders of the US, Australia and the UK converged on San Diego, where…

France 24

How China’s Saudi-Iran Deal Can Serve U.S. Interests

And why there’s less to Beijing’s diplomatic breakthrough than meets the eye.

Foreign Policy

Doctor who exposed China’s cover-up of Sars crisis dies aged 91

Dr Jiang Yanyong revealed true extent of 2003 outbreak and was put under house arrest for denouncing Tiananmen Square massacre

The Guardian - UK

China lashes out at UK, US and Australia for fuelling 'arms race' with submarine pact

Beijing has blasted the deal struck by the UK, Australia and the US to build nuclear-powered submarines to counter the Chinese threat in the Pacific

Daily Mirror

China says AUKUS on 'dangerous path' with nuclear subs deal

China says the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom are traveling “further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest.”

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Axios

With Iran-Saudi deal, Beijing aims to bring its friends closer together

“This is about bloc-building rather than peace-building."

The Guardian - UK

China says Aukus submarines deal embarks on ‘path of error and danger’

Beijing accuses US, UK and Australia of disregarding global concerns with plan to build nuclear-powered vessels

The Independent UK

Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

Reports say Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died

Bangkok Post

China resumes visa issuance to foreigners

BEIJING: China's visa authorities abroad will resume issuance of all categories of visas to foreigners starting on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

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Al Jazeera

Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK

Updated defence and foreign policy paper highlights ‘threats’ that Russia and China pose to the UK and world order.

Tribune News Service

Xi to call Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Russia visit next week

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy plan to speak by video link in what would be their first conversation since Russia’s invasion, a Ukrainian official familiar with the preparations said.

Tribune News Service

Biden expected to have call with China’s Xi Jinping but no date set

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to hold a phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, once the legislature concludes its annual gathering and the government in Beijing returns to work, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Al Jazeera

Australia, US and UK unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans

Leaders meet 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact was established to counter China in Asia Pacific.

The Conversation

Saudi-Iran deal won't bring peace to the Middle East but will enhance China's role as power broker

After more than four decades as seemingly implacable enemies on either side of a deep political-religious divide in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to restore diplomatic relations and reopen embassies. The deal, which was signed in Beijing, comes seven years after diplomatic relations were severed in…

The Independent UK

Sunak promises ‘swift and robust action’ to counter Chinese threat

New foreign and defence policy blueprint says Beijing represents an ‘epoch-defining and systemic challenge’ to UK.

The Guardian - UK

From the US to Africa: how China sees the world as Xi’s third term begins

Geopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolation

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