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Paul Keating accuses Penny Wong of 'platitudes'; she says he's 'diminished his legacy'

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has launched an extraordinary fresh barrage of criticism against Foreign Minister Penny Wong, accusing her of delivering “platitudes” in her major foreign policy speech on Monday.

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Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Reuters

Penny Wong and Paul Keating spar as minister warns against ‘frenzied’ Taiwan war speculation

Wong also hits back at former prime minister saying his comments diminish ‘his legacy and the subject matter’

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Australia says Chinese relations won't improve to past highs

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country is working to stabilize relations with China but can't return to the thriving economic relationship with its biggest trading partner that existed 15 years ago

The Independent UK

G7 Reject Attempts to Change World Order

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are vowing a tough stance on China’s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea's unchecked tests of long-range missiles, while building momentum on ways to boost support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion. Russia’s war in Ukraine will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China says condemns US sanctions on its firms allegedly involved in fentanyl trade

China strongly condemns U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms over their allegedly involvement in the fentanyl trade, and has lodged solemn representations with Washington, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.42% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.47%

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Australian businessman charged with working for Chinese spies

SYDNEY: An Australian businessman has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offence for accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents, with a Sydney court saying his close ties to China made him a flight risk.

Bangkok Post

Brazil's President Raises Russia-Ukraine War Mediation with China, UAE

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Sunday he had discussed in Abu Dhabi joint mediation for Russia's war in Ukraine with China and the United Arab Emirates, accusing the United States and Europe of prolonging the conflict. The President, who was wrapping up an official visit to China…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wuhan to Play Host as World Snooker Returns to China

The World Snooker Tour hailed the "momentous announcement" of three tournaments in China this year, including one in Wuhan, as the return of international sport to the country gathers pace. Almost all international sports events were cancelled in China after Covid emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, and they are…

Asharq Al-Awsat

America sends warship through Taiwan Strait days after China ends war games

America sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait just days after China ended war games around the island as tensions increase over its future.

Evening Standard

Lavrov’s Brazil visit highlights Lula’s neutral foreign policy despite US dismay

Brasília encounter, like Brazilian president’s recent trip to China and offer of peacemaking in Ukraine, is part of diplomatic reset

The Guardian - US

Russia-Ukraine war: condemnation grows of Kara-Murza’s prison sentence as wife ‘baffled’ by UK’s ‘weak’ response – as it happened

Number of countries condemn 25-year prison sentence for Vladimir Kara-Murza for criticising the war in Ukraine as his wife criticises UK response

The Guardian - AU

U.S. warship sails in Taiwan Strait as G7 diplomats gather in Japan to discuss China threats

China's military held live-fire drills around Taiwan last week, but the U.S. Navy described the transit through the strait as "routine."

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Australian man who wrote reports for suspected Chinese spies refused bail in Sydney

An Australian man has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offence for accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents, with a Sydney court saying his close ties to China made him a flight risk.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Wagner mercenaries claim Bakhmut districts after ‘unprecedented’ bloody battles

Kyiv still holding on in Bakhmut as Wagner group makes advances

The Independent UK

U.S. warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China's exercises

The U.S. Navy has sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait in its first known transit since China carried out a large encirclement exercise around Taiwan

Bangkok Post

Xiplomacy: China and Brazil -- friends oceans away

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- "I've gotten a job, bought a sofa and a refrigerator with the money I earned, plastered the exteriors of my house with cement, have access to the Internet at home, and learned how to make business contacts, purchase and market online. All my dreams have…

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China tensions high on agenda as G-7 diplomats meet in Japan

Tensions over China will be high on the agenda as top diplomats from Group of Seven nations meet over the next two days in Japan, according to a senior State Department official.

The New Daily

US warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China war games

Days after China ended military exercises, a US warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait.

The Independent UK

G-7 envoys urge tough stance on Chinese, N Korean aggression

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are tackling two major worries in Northeast Asia by vowing to take a tough stance on China's threats to Taiwan and North Korea's flurry of long-range missile tests

Reuters

US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games

The U.S. warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described on Monday as a "routine" transit, just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.

The Guardian - AU

China’s defence minister and Putin vow to strengthen military cooperation

Li Shangfu travelled to Moscow where he said ties between the countries ‘surpass military-political alliances of the cold war era’

Reuters

China defence minister says willing to work with Russian military to have close communications

China's defence minister Li Shangfu said the country is willing to work with Russia to have close strategic communications between their militaries, state media reported on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

How one man went from China’s Communist party golden child to enemy of the state

Experts say Xu Zhiyong’s fate symbolises the rise and fall of China’s ill-fated rights movement

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