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Australia to stand with Pacific islands on climate crisis and ‘respect’ region, Penny Wong says

New foreign affairs minister tells Pacific leaders Australia ‘will listen because we care’ after reports China may be seeking security agreement with Kiribati

The Guardian - AU

Biden launches economic framework aimed at countering China

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity will have 12 Asia-Pacific members, including South Korea and Japan.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan fails in bid to join WHO assembly after China pressure

Taiwan's bid to attend the World Health Organization's annual assembly was rejected on Monday, the assembly said, after a campaign of diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island, which it considers to be one of its own provinces.

Reuters

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U.N. Rights chief's visit to China will be in 'closed-loop' with no travelling media, says China

China said on Monday that the U.N. rights chief's visit will be conducted in a "closed-loop", referring to the Chinese model of isolating people within a "bubble" to contain any COVID-19 virus from spreading.

Reuters

Analysis-S.Korea's Yoon uses Biden summit as springboard for global agenda as China looms

South Korea’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, used a largely successful summit with U.S. President Joe Biden over the weekend to lay the foundation for his goal of enabling South Korea to play a more active role around the world.

Reuters

Joe Biden says US would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against China

President Joe Biden says the US would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, in one of the most forceful and overt statements in support of Taiwan in decades.

ABC News

Biden says the U.S. would be willing to intervene militarily to defend Taiwan

A White House official said Biden's comments did not reflect a policy shift, even though the U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan.

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Xinjiang in focus as UN rights chief arrives for China visit

Allegations of human rights abuses in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that starts Monday

The Independent UK

Biden unveils Indo-Pacific framework countering China during Japan visit

US President Joe Biden on Monday announced the launch of a new Asia-Pacific trading network during a visit to Japan. The framework, which includes an initial 13 countries, including India and Japan, has been touted as a counterweight to China's aggressive expansion in the region.

France 24

Biden says US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China

US president suggests he would intervene in a Chinese invasion – an apparent break with decades-long policy.

Al Jazeera

Biden's Asian economic talks include 13 countries and not China

President Joe Biden launched his plan for U.S. economic engagement in Asia on Monday, leaving it to the 13 founding countries to work out how to enforce their agreements and whether China could ever join.

Reuters

Analysis-New Australian govt looks to SE Asia as it deals with 'difficult' China relationship

Australia's new Labor government will put greater focus on relations with Southeast Asia and climate change, an issue crucial to its Pacific neighbours, as it navigates ties with a more assertive China.

Reuters

Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan

President Joe Biden says the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan

The Independent UK

US will use force to defend Taiwan if China invades, says Biden

Biden says idea Taiwan ‘can be taken by force ... is just not appropriate’

The Independent UK

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Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.06%

Reuters

Biden says weighs reducing tariffs on China, asking OPEC to pump more oil

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was weighing cutting tariffs on Chinese goods while increasing calls on OPEC to raise oil production as he grappled with a politically damaging wave of inflation.

Reuters

Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan and that the United States stands with other nations to make sure China cannot use force in Taiwan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kishida: Biden Supports Japan Joining UN Security Council

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that US President Joe Biden supports Japan's bid to join a “reformed” UN Security Council. If approved by the UN, Japan would join Britain, China, France, Russia, and the US as permanent members of the international body's security council. Biden also gave his…

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Beijing extends work-from-home 'requirement' for millions as COVID spreads

The Chinese capital extended its work-from-home requirement for many of its 22 million residents to stem a COVID-19 outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won "zero COVID" status after two months of lockdown.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s new PM flags ‘difficult’ China ties as he heads to Tokyo for Quad meeting

Ahead of meeting with Biden, Kishida and Modi in Tokyo, Anthony Albanese warned Australia would always stand up for its values against China

Reuters

With eye on China, and U.S. ties, Japan's universities to screen foreigners

Japan is asking universities for greater scrutiny of foreign students and scholars to prevent technology leaks to places like China, partly for its own national security but also to safeguard exchanges with U.S. and European universities.

Bangkok Post

Waiting for China

Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, growth has averaged almost 10% a year, and more than 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education and other services, with the mainland now an…

Reuters

With U.S. help, Japan wants to go from player to power in space

Space is a key area of cooperation for Japan with the United States, its closest ally, amid heightened tensions with an increasingly assertive China, which itself aims to become a space power.

360info

Special Report: New geopolitics

360info is exploring the new alliances being forged in the wake of the war in Ukraine, and the impact they are having on the international world order.

360info

Battle for ideas will shape new global order

In a world increasingly dominated by the ‘mini-lateral’, competition in standard setting and technology is where the real power struggle lies.

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