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Could Liz Truss’ visit to Taiwan start a culture war in the Tory Party?

‘Instagram diplomacy’? The ex PM has set a cat among the Tory pigeons and unleashed a mighty foreign policy row as she lands in Taiwan on a one-woman mission to shore up the country’s independence, says Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

How China uses 'geostrategic corruption' to exert its influence in Latin America

Corruption has long been a scourge in parts of Latin America.

The Conversation

China envoy, in Kyiv, eyes talks with Zelensky

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected on Wednesday to receive a special envoy from China who arrived in Kyiv to promote Beijing-led negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

AFP

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Taiwan opposition party picks New Taipei mayor, a former police chief, as its presidential candidate

Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party has picked the popular mayor of New Taipei City as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, seen as a referendum on the island’s future relations with China

The Independent UK

Taiwan opposition picks popular mayor as presidential candidate

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly opposition Kuomintang party on Wednesday nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor, as its candidate for the island's presidential election next year.

AFP

39 missing from Chinese ship in Indian Ocean

 BEIJING: A crew of 39 Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino sailors were missing at sea after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, officials said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

At Japan's G7 summit, the big elephants are China and Russia

The longest shadows at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit this week will be cast by two countries that weren't even invited to the Hiroshima gathering: China and Russia.

Reuters

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China asks Western embassies in Beijing to remove political signs: sources

Beijing (AFP) - Authorities in China's capital asked several Western embassies this week to remove political signs from their outer walls, diplomatic sources in Beijing told AFP.

AFP

China looks to strengthen ties in Russia's Central Asian backyard

XIAN, China -China will for the first time host an in-person summit of central Asian leaders this week, seeking to cement ties in a region seen as Russia's backyard as its relations with the West sour.

Reuters

Former Thai embassy clerk arrested for visa fraud

A former employee of the Thai embassy in Beijing has been arrested for dishonestly issuing the wrong type of visa to Chinese students coming to study in Thailand, and pocketing the difference in visa fees.

Bangkok Post

LGBT centre in Beijing shut down

BEIJING: An advocacy group for sexual minorities in the Chinese capital has abruptly shut down in what supporters said was another sign of a crackdown by the government of Xi Jinping on values it does not endorse.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan's main opposition party picks popular mayor as presidential candidate

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly opposition Kuomintang party on Wednesday nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor, as its candidate for the presidential election next year.

AFP

China accuses Truss of ‘dangerous stunt’ as she uses Taiwan visit to issue ominous warning

‘There are severe consequences if they [China] tried to take Taiwan by force’

The Independent UK

Liz Truss is a ‘backbencher now,’ says minister after she sparks China row

A minister distanced the Government from Liz Truss on Wednesday stressing she is “a backbencher now” after she sparked a diplomatic row with China by visiting Taiwan.

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Visiting Taiwan, ex-UK PM Liz Truss calls for tough line on China

Visiting self-ruled Taiwan. Truss says democracies need to make clear there are consequences for aggression.

The Independent UK

Truss urges West to reduce reliance on China as Beijing hits out at Taiwan visit

The former PM said Western leaders should not work with China, warning that totalitarian regimes ‘don’t tell the truth’.

Reuters

Missions in China warned over 'propaganda' displays after Ukraine flags raised

China has notified foreign embassies and international organisations not to exhibit "politicised propaganda" on their buildings, an instruction diplomats say is aimed at missions that have displayed Ukrainian flags since Russia's invasion.

The Independent UK

Don’t trust China, Truss warns Sunak

Former PM will make personal plea to successor to back up previous claims that China is ‘biggest threat’ facing Britain

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G7 struggles with response to China ‘economic coercion’ threat

As leaders prepare for summit in Hiroshima, there appears little consensus on how to deal with the risk posed by China.

The Guardian - AU

Liz Truss in Taiwan calls for ‘economic Nato’ to challenge China

Former British PM says Taiwan is ‘on the front line of the global battle for freedom’ during trip that China has called a ‘dangerous political show’

AFP

In Taiwan, UK's ex-PM to urge West to confront 'Cold War' with China

Taipei (AFP) - British former prime minister Liz Truss on a visit to Taiwan Wednesday will set up a full-throated clash with both China and her successor Rishi Sunak in demanding the West get tough with Beijing.

Reuters

In Taiwan, former UK PM Truss warns against appeasing China

Former British prime minister Liz Truss said in Taiwan on Wednesday the West must avoid appeasing China and show unwavering support for the democratically governed island, in a speech that risks further damaging Britain's ties with Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese embassy calls Liz Truss’s trip to Taiwan a ‘dangerous political stunt’

Former prime minister will challenge Rishi Sunak to deliver on rhetoric about Beijing being a ‘threat’ to UK

The Independent UK

Truss to urge Sunak to upgrade China as a ‘threat’ to UK security

The former PM is also expected to urge the West not to work with China, warning that totalitarian regimes ‘don’t tell the truth’.

The Independent UK

Don’t trust China, Truss warns Sunak: ‘You can’t believe a word they say’

Former PM will make personal plea to successor to back up previous claims that China is ‘biggest threat’ facing Britain

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