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China blasts US over response to Chinese balloon incursion

The foreign affairs committee of China's ceremonial parliament is accusing American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the United States passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon's intrusion into U.S. airspace

The Independent UK

How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict

As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally

The Independent UK

China threatens U.S. entities over the downing of suspected spy balloon

China insists the balloon was used for weather data. ‘The balloon to me is not an isolated incident,’ said Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Spy balloon – live: Biden says ‘nothing suggests’ three shot-down objects tied to China

US president makes ‘no apologies’ for shooting down Chinese surveillance balloon

The Independent UK

Competitor or adversary? West struggles to define relationship with Beijing

US’s most vital trade partner and main long-term competitor presents a sticky ‘pacing challenge’

The Guardian - US

China warns of retaliation against US over balloon saga

China warned that it will retaliate against the U.S. over violations of its sovereignty, potentially escalating the lingering balloon dispute just as top diplomats from both nations plan to attend a security conference in Germany.

Tribune News Service

Blinken eyes balloon détente in possible meeting with Chinese counterpart

A failure to meet would indicate how serious the diplomatic rift actually is.

Axios

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Government announces 3,000 visas for Pacific workers as part of moves to counter China's regional influence

Under a proposed, two-stage process thousand of workers and their families from across the Pacific will be offered a path to permanent residency under a visa scheme the government hopes to have running by midyear.

ABC News

China's top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris

China's top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States and China after the American downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Independent UK

China's top diplomat holds Paris talks on first leg of European tour

China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday at the start of his trip to Europe, amid renewed tensions between China and the United States.

France 24

Sentiment increases in January to 43-month high

The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) rose to 93.9 points in January, the highest level in 43 months, up from 92.6 points in December last year as entrepreneurs benefited from the state "Shop Dee Mee Khuen" tax rebate, the tourism recovery and China's reopening.

Bangkok Post

Blinken off to Europe amid soaring tensions with China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves Washington this week for meetings in Germany, Turkey and Greece

The Independent UK

U.S. says all countries should warn China against Taiwan conflict

The United States hopes China will not use any visits by U.S. lawmakers to Taiwan as an excuse for military action, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, adding that all countries should warn Beijing against conflict over the island.

Reuters

Spy balloons: Is the edge of space a new frontier for surveillance or have we always been watched from above?

US officials are still searching for answers around the mysterious objects shot down during the past week — a difficult task given the tense geopolitical environment and a patchy history of transparency around unidentified aerial phenomena.

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The Guardian - AU

Trial of the ‘Hong Kong 47’ symbolises China’s attempts to dissolve civil society

Experts say Chinese authorities want to send the message that critical voices deemed a threat to the regime will be erased

ABC News

Solar panel prices are tipped to fall after years of increases, so when's the best time to buy?

After an unprecedented period of increases, the wholesale price of solar panels is tipped to fall sharply. But don't celebrate just yet. Here's why.

InsideEVs

Report: Tesla To Halt Model 3 Production In Shanghai Ahead Of Upgrade

Production of the Tesla Model 3 at the Giga Shanghai plant might be halted to upgrade the production line to handle upcoming new "revamped" version of the car.

ABC News

On a sleepy tourist island in Japan's remote south-west, locals fear a dark period of history is repeating

After decades of peace, Japan is now confronting the possibility of a war with China. Some along a string of islands in the nation's southwest fear they're in the firing line.

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The Guardian - UK

Parliament says China is committing a genocide. Why were officials planning to meet one of the perpetrators?

Erkin Tuniyaz’s visit is no longer going ahead, but Britain should never have engaged with this whitewashing of the treatment of Uyghurs and other minorities, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex

The Guardian - UK

China’s provinces spent almost £43bn on Covid measures in 2022

Third of provinces yet to publish data as country looks to revive economy after zero-Covid policy ends

The Independent UK

Spy balloon – live: Biden to address nation on downed aerial ‘objects’

Officials exploring possibility China did not intend for surveillance craft to enter American heartland

Foreign Policy

Washington’s China Hawks Take Flight

The story of how decades of U.S. engagement with China gave way to estrangement.

The Independent UK

Governor of China’s Xinjiang cancels UK visit after British MPs call for his arrest

Erkin Tuniyaz was due to visit London as part of his EU trip

The Independent UK

China threatens US entities over balloon incident

China says it will enact measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Reinterpretation of law to shoot balloons being considered

Unmanned Chinese surveillance balloons are "strongly suspected" to have flown in Japan's airspace three times since November 2019, the Japanese government has announced.

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