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China is still Australia's trade frenemy

Despite rising geopolitical tensions the evidence of a correlation between political talk and economic connections between trading nations is often overdone.

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The right to be neutral

Examining military and political alliances from the perspective of the global South leads to some uncomfortable questions about ‘good’ and ’bad’.

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Has Putin prompted a new transatlantic alliance?

A new transatlantic alliance is springing up in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but what form will it have when the dust settles?

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In the new cold war China is not Russia

With the decline of Russia, eyes are turning to China and a new cold war emerging with the USA. But this one will be different.

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Ukraine a cautionary tale for a China eyeing Taiwan

China has long wondered how the world might react to a conflict in Taiwan. The invasion of Ukraine has given them good insight.

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The new world order and India’s quandary

With a new cold war afoot, states are being asked to choose sides. For India, self-identity and domestic politics will all come to bear.

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Indonesia's G20 tightrope

The war in Ukraine became a test for Indonesia’s independence and active foreign policy principles, especially given its G20 presidency.

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Australia PM Albanese says relationship with China to remain 'a difficult one'

Australia's new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday said the country's relationship with China would remain "a difficult one", before leaving for a Quad summit in Japan with U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of Japan and India.

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Greek lessons for ASEAN nations

As global superpowers tussle for supremacy, smaller nations need to be nimble to avoid being crushed.

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

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression in a comment that seemed to stretch the limits of the ambiguous U.S. policy towards the self-ruled island.

Reuters

Biden to lay out in Japan who's joining new Asia trade pact

President Joe Biden is set to launch a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact on Monday

The Independent UK

U.N. Human Rights chief kicks off high-stakes visit to China, Beijing cites COVID in limiting access

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in China on Monday, kicking off the first trip by a holder of the office since 2005 amid concerns that it could lead to an endorsement rather than scrutiny of China's rights record.

Reuters

China’s Wang Yi says US’s Indo-Pacific strategy ‘doomed to fail’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific strategy is “doomed to fail,” making his remarks while President Joe Biden is in the region to increase engagement with allies and counter China’s rise and influence.

Tribune News Service

Chinese lockdowns hitting Thai producers

China's lockdowns in big cities are having an adverse effect on the Thai manufacturing sector and its supply chains, with the problems likely to continue, warns the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).

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Time to move on from Zero Covid

It's finally time for Shanghai residents to breathe easier and feel a greater sense of freedom. After nearly two months of lockdown, the commercial hub of 25 million started to allow more people to go out to buy groceries for the first time last Thursday after a fifth straight day…

The Conversation

As Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?

Extreme weather events are the new normal. The use of nuclear weapons by Vladimir Putin’s Russian military is now an unthinkable possibility. And Xi Jinping’s China, our largest trading partner and rising superpower, is pulling down the shutters.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Biden trying to keep India close, even as it bucks him on Russia

SEOUL, South Korea — When President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from Japan and Australia this week, it could get awkward.

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ's foreign policy turnaround: New Australian Govt will peg back tensions

The war in Ukraine has moved New Zealand into closer alignment with its Western partners - but the election of a new Govt in Australia shows the needs for an independent NZ path in the Pacific.

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Biden says U.S. troops would defend Taiwan if Chinese military attacks

"The idea that it could be taken by force, just taken by force ... it's just not appropriate," Biden said.

The Independent UK

Pope voices hope church in China can operate in freedom

Pope Francis has expressed his spiritual closeness to Catholics in China and voiced hope that the church there operates in “freedom and tranquility

The Guardian - UK

World leaders respond to Anthony Albanese’s Australian election victory

Pacific leaders welcome Labor’s plan for action on climate while one French minister says defeat of Scott Morrison ‘suits me very well’

The Times of India

Quad to unveil 'eye in sky' to check Chinese illegal fishing in Indo-Pacific

TOKYO: In order to check China's illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific region, the Quadrilateral Security Alliance (Quad ) has planned to launch a satellite-based maritime security initiative.

Reuters

Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing

President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday to launch a plan for greater U.S. economic engagement with the Indo-Pacific, facing criticism even before the programme is announced that it will offer scant benefit to countries in the region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Xinjiang Crackdown Under Scrutiny Ahead of UN Rights Chief Visit

China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the remote region of Xinjiang will return to the spotlight next week when Beijing hosts the United Nations human rights chief for the first time in nearly two decades. The highly scrutinized six-day trip by High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet will begin Monday, with stops…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the growing crisis in Sri Lanka

As western countries retreat from international aid, China is poised to swoop with its ‘belt and road’ programme

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