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Authorities say VIP escort packages on sale in China are difficult to police as the transactions are made outside of Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Private bank says foreign investors upbeat on Thai stocks

Foreign investors hold an optimistic view of Thailand's stock market this year thanks to the country's economic recovery, driven by the tourism sector and China's reopening, says an investment analyst.

Bangkok Post

Pentagon: China's conducted spy balloon program for years

The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."

The Independent UK

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Blinken says U.S. shared information on Chinese balloon with dozens of countries

U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday the United States has shared information it has obtained about China's spy balloon with dozens of countries around the world.

Reuters

China Outlines Responsibilities for Developing Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Zone

Guidelines aim to clear up roles of agencies involved in a corner of the massive Greater Bay Area project

Caixin Global

Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor

Exclusive: Erkin Tuniyaz ‘played central role’ in persecution of Uyghurs, says inter-parliamentary alliance on China

The Guardian - UK

Australia is the world's leading lithium producer. Why don't we make electric vehicles?

Most of the world's new electric vehicles contain minerals from Australia. So should we make EVs locally, and what would it take?

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The coal whack-a-mole: getting rid of coal power will make prices fall and demand rise elsewhere

The fight against climate change is full of inconvenient truths. The latest? Coal is going to be harder to get rid of than we had hoped. Every victory like the rejection of Clive Palmer’s proposed Rockhampton coal mine seems to be offset by coal’s gains elsewhere.

The Conversation

World should 'calm down' about China COVID variants - Chinese scientist

The world should "calm down" about the possibility of new COVID-19 variants circulating in China, leading Chinese scientist George Gao said.

Reuters

Renewables and nuclear can handle almost all new electricity demand in the next few years

The clean energy transition is well underway, but some big outliers remain.

Fortune

Biden's Foreign Policy Is Adrift

His State of the Union address sketched a foreign policy that is reckless on some points, relatively restrained on others, and utterly uninterested in any real resolution to America’s lingering military entanglements.

Reason

Not just balloons: How US sees China spying as major worry

The Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States before being shot down last weekend captivated public attention and drew sharp denunciations as a brazen spying effort

The Independent UK

China slams Biden ‘smear’ in State of the Union address

China says it was smeared in US President Joe Biden's State of the Union address that repeatedly mentioned competition between the two countries

The Independent UK

First coal shipments to China stokes trade optimism

Trade Minister Don Farrell has welcomed improvement in relations with Beijing as Australia's first coal shipments in years await Chinese clearance.

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The Conversation

China's spy balloon: inflatable eyes in the sky have been used in war for centuries

One of the more surreal sights of the recent Afghan war was tethered balloons (also known as “aerostats”) looming over the bases of international forces. These “persistent threat detection systems” carried a suite of 360-degree cameras providing a constant view - out to 100 miles - of surrounding areas to…

The Guardian - UK

Half the wetlands in Europe lost in past 300 years, researchers calculate

Assessment shows 20% global loss since 1700 – far less than thought – but Europe, US and China bear the brunt

InsideEVs

China: Tesla Improved Retail EV Sales In January 2023

New data reveals that Tesla really increased retail sales of electric cars in China last month and also maintained a similar export level as a year ago.

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene unapologetic over Biden heckling after State of the Union

Georgia Republican claims president talked ‘about communism and controlling private companies’

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The Top 3 Chinese Stocks to Buy and Watch in 2023

After bottoming out at the end of the previous year, a resurgent China is prioritizing economic growth over its protracted attachment to zero covid policy. Hence, it could be the perfect opportunity to invest in growing Chinese stocks Hello Group (MOMO), Waterdrop (WDH), and Tarena International (TEDU) for outsized gains…

Wales Online

No new Covid variants found in China following ending of zero-Covid policy

China saw a surge in cases of Covid after finally lifting its strict restrictions in December

The Guardian - UK

The spy balloon saga says far more about Biden’s political weakness than China’s strength

Surveillance balloons have appeared over US soil before – the president’s reaction is a sign of how boxed in he is by Republicans, says Dr Yu Jie of Chatham House’s Asia-Pacific Programme

InsideEVs

China: Nearly 6 Million Plug-In Cars Were Sold In 2022

Some 671,450 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in China in December, which is 32 percent more than a year ago and the best result ever.

The Independent UK

Spy balloon videos dominated TikTok. Why didn’t China stop them?

TikTok insists it is not a propaganda tool of the Chinese Communist Party. Viral coverage of the Chinese spy balloon showed it not only allowed but promoted content critical of the authoritarian government

Reuters

Belgium charges nine with trafficking of Chinese sex workers

Belgium charged nine people with human trafficking and money laundering on Wednesday for their alleged roles in a gang suspected of bringing women from China to be sex workers in Europe.

The Independent UK

US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon

As U.S.-China relations cool amid trade disputes and espionage fears stoked by the Chinese spy balloon shot down off the Atlantic Coast, lawmakers in Congress and at least 11 statehouses are weighing legislation to further limit foreign ownership of farmland

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