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Thailand's China-built high-speed rail on track but delayed

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan says it convinced China to rein in no-fly zone plan

(This April 12 story has been corrected to remove reference to satellite in paragraph 2)

Reuters

Liz Truss warns Western nations not to appease China over Taiwan

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss will warn Western nations not to appease China over its claims to Taiwan, following a series of Chinese military exercises around the island.

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Japan signs $2.8B long-range missile development deals

Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fear of China's increasing military strength

The Independent UK

Macron comments leave senior Taiwanese official 'puzzled'

Comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Taiwan are puzzling, a senior Taiwanese politician said, wondering whether France's founding ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity are now out of fashion.

Reuters

Pentagon leaks: key revelations of classified documents

The materials assess Ukrainian war preparedness, Egypt’s and the UK’s involvement in the conflict, and other disclosures

The Guardian - US

Texan leading TikTok ban in Congress urges state lawmakers to rein in their own social media legislation

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants.

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The problem with threatening to ban TikTok

Experts say the U.S. doesn't have the infrastructure to block and no attempts at it would be bulletproof.

Fortune

Liz Truss claims West’s high-tax ‘cartel of complacency’ is helping China and Russia

Authoritarian regimes have ‘allies’ in ‘anti-growth movement’, former PM will tell right-wing think tank

The Independent UK

Liz Truss to say Macron trip to China was sign of weakness

Former PM to say in speech that any attempts by western leaders to appease Xi Jinping would be a mistake

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss to criticise high taxes and warn of ‘threat’ of authoritarian regimes

Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister will renew her advocacy for low taxes in the latest leg of her comeback to the political limelight.

The Independent UK

Crude Prices Finish Higher on Dollar Weakness and Tight Global Supplies

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +1.79 (+2.24%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +5.73 (+2.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday posted moderate gains, with gasoline climbing to a 5-1/2 month nearest-futures high. A weaker dollar today is bullish for energy prices. Also,...

Barchart

Dutton may allow conscience vote, Wyatt says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Fallout from Macron’s China visit ripples across Atlantic and Indo-Pacific

The fallout from French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China rippled across the seas on Tuesday as Chinese warships continued to operate near Taiwan, a day after military drills officially ended. Across the Atlantic, Macron’s remarks on Europe risking entanglement in "crises that aren't ours" in relation to Taiwan sparked…

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Daily Mirror

5 NBA stars who played abroad as DeMarcus Cousins heads for Puerto Rico league

Guaynabo Mets are set to sign NBA star DeMarcus Cousins for their spring season, making him the latest basketball player to peel away from the United States and play overseas

Space

Chinese launch company tests vertical rocket landings with jet-powered prototype (video)

A Chinese launch company has stepped up its quest to develop reusable rockets with sea platform landing tests using a small demonstrator.

Al Jazeera

Brazil’s Lula heads to China hoping to boost trade, investments

Brazilian president, who is taking a massive delegation to China, also aims to re-assert Brazil’s place on global stage.

Fortune

Is China's A.I. policy more responsible than the US?

As Beijing puts a speed bump on domestic generative A.I., perhaps it's time to rethink one of the main arguments against slowing down Western efforts.

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Newcastle Herald

Skate bowl setback means path is clear to reconnect the Bathers Way

Letters: 'I believe now is the time to open Bathers Way again until construction resumes.'

Reuters

Macron's aim of EU unity on China undone by trip fallout

French officials were in damage control mode on Tuesday as they tried to contain anger, division and confusion sparked by President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Europe's dependence on the United States and its relations with China and Taiwan.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula puts Ukraine peace on his agenda in China

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva departed Brazil on Tuesday for an official visit to China, where he aims to convince President Xi Jinping to form a group of nations to mediate an end to Russia's war with Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Macron lays out his plan for Europe on visit to the Netherlands

French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday by delivering a key-note speech on "European sovereignty" at the Nexus Institute in The Hague.

AAP

Farmers optimistic of China barley ban ending

Australia's peak body for farmers says the possible end of large tariffs imposed by China on barley could lead to restrictions on other goods being removed.

Reuters

U.S. condemns sentencing of Chinese lawyers -State Dept

The United States on Tuesday condemned China's sentencing of two human rights lawyers to more than a decade each in jail, the latest move in a years-long crackdown on civil society by President Xi Jinping.

Newsroom.co.nz

The growing importance of Nato-NZ ties in 'less predictable' world

Nato's policy planning chief says China poses a "systemic challenge" to the global order, and is among the reasons why the alliance is focusing more closely on the Indo-Pacific.

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