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South Korea key for Europe to manage fallout from China-U.S. rivalry, report says

Closer ties between the European Union and South Korea under President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol are imperative for managing China's rising power and the increasing rivalry between Beijing and Washington, former ambassadors and officials said.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Labor promises to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific with $525 million step up in foreign aid

Labor will boost foreign aid to the Pacific by more than half a billion dollars, establishing climate and defence training programs and overhauling visa programs, as part of an effort to counter China's influence in the region.

ABC News · Apr 26, 2022

America’s lopsided China strategy: all guns and no butter

Facing criticism that its approach focuses too much on defence, the administration is preparing an economic plan for the Indo-Pacific

Financial Times · Apr 26, 2022

Jeff Bezos takes aim at Musk's Twitter deal With China jibe

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos posed a provocative question after Elon Musk clinched a $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc: whether that will make things difficult for Tesla Inc in China.

The Times of India · Apr 26, 2022

Morning digest | Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion; No limits to Russia-China friendship, warns EU chief amid Ukraine crisis, and more

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The Hindu · Apr 26, 2022

Temper tantrums and invasion threats over Solomon Islands deal with China will push Pacific allies away

Behaving like the security deal is a catastrophe lessens our standing in a region sick of being seen as a geo-strategic chessboard

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Beijing to test 20 million for COVID in bid to avert Shanghai lockdown misery

Three-quarters of Beijing's 22 million people lined up for COVID-19 tests on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital raced to stamp out a nascent outbreak and avert the debilitating city-wide lockdown that has shrouded Shanghai for a month.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Global military spending tops $2 trillion for first time, led by U.S.

The U.S. spent 38% of the global total, with China at 14%

Axios · Apr 25, 2022

BlackRock Venture Launches First Pension Product in China

BlackRock’s majority-owned joint venture in China launched its first pilot pension wealth management investment in government and financial bonds.

Caixin Global · Apr 25, 2022

Payne says China military base in Solomons would be a ‘red line’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 25, 2022