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Chinese President Xi Jinping tells Australian Governor-General David Hurley ties between two countries moving in 'right direction'

In a congratulatory message for Australia Day apparently only reported on in English-language Chinese media, President Xi Jinping says relations with Australia are moving in the right direction.

ABC News

China's 'comeback' needs more than a policy reversal

When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, his first message to the rest of the world was: "America is back". Having assumed his third term as general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October, President Xi Jinping appears to be issuing a similar proclamation.

Bangkok Post

America’s China Policy Is Not Working

The dangers of a broad decoupling.

Foreign Affairs

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TikTok Is Not a National Security Threat

Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.

Reason

China's Xi says ties with Australia moving in "right direction" - state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday relations with Australia were moving in the right direction in the latest sign of an improvement in ties between the major trading partners.

Reuters

Rights group says several Chinese 'white paper' protestors still in detention

Several demonstrators who were apprehended for publicly protesting China's then-ongoing zero-COVID policy remain in detention, face charges or have not been heard from, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.

Reuters

Is China’s high-growth era over – forever?

With its population declining, China’s period of rapid growth is likely over. How it copes is critical for the world.

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US confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

US confronts China with evidence of companies aiding Putin’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India

China’s shrinking population: what it means for the rest of the world - expert panel

From climate change to women’s rights, what effect will the demographic time bomb at the heart of China’s economy have?

The Guardian - AU

Marcos seeks foreign minister talks with China on sea feuds

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he has proposed to China that the two countries hold talks between their foreign ministers to quickly resolve any new conflicts in the disputed South China Sea, and blamed Chinese actions for the disagreements

The Independent UK

Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?

Why Beijing’s foreign-policy reset will—or won’t—work out.

Foreign Policy

Lunar New Year dilemma for China’s post ‘zero-COVID’ travellers

Despite removal of COVID travel restrictions, many have grappled with whether to visit vulnerable loved ones.

Al Jazeera

A resurgence of alliances is an echo of past wars

Alliances are as old as civilisation. Older, actually: almost every hunter-gatherer band that anthropologists have studied, from the New Guinea highlanders to the Yanomamo in the Amazon, made alliances with other groups to try to protect themselves.

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Vietnam succession battle heats up after president’s ouster

HANOI: Over the past few years, Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong has won praise from investors for removing corrupt officials. Now as some big names fall, it is becoming clear his campaign serves another purpose: strengthening his hand in choosing a successor.

Al Jazeera

Is globalisation dead? At Davos, that’s the big question

Leaders at the World Economic Forum are making the case for globalisation amid fears it is in decline.

ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

The Guardian - UK

Xi’s authority dented by sudden Covid U-turn, but grip on power is as strong as ever

Analysts say Xi has consolidated power so successfully that he is in effect the Communist party. With no opposition, it doesn’t matter if he makes mistakes

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China’s COVID czar says pandemic cases have dropped to low level

China’s COVID-19 infections have fallen to a “relatively low” level, a top official said ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when hundreds of millions of Chinese will be in close contact with each other on the nation’s public transport systems and at festival gatherings.

ABC News

Fears for rural population in China as COVID-19 spreads in villages lacking health care

Experts warn of a deadly COVID-19 spread to rural areas of China, where medical resources are limited and the population is aging, as millions of people begin travelling home as part of the final Lunar New Year travel rush.

Salon

Pompeo reveals Jared, Ivanka, Haley plot

Pompeo trashed Haley over the move against Pence as all three prepare potential 2024 presidential bids

The Independent UK

By the numbers: President Biden at the two-year mark

President Joe Biden notches two years in office on Friday

The Independent UK

Marcos says sea feud involving China keeps him up at night

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the long-raging disputes in the South China Sea that involve China, the Philippines and other coastal states have kept him “up at night” and warned that a war in Asia, like the fighting in Ukraine, would be disastrous to the world

Bangkok Post

Millions on the move in China amid Covid worries

SHANGHAI: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, though President Xi Jinping said he was "concerned" about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge.

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Is China Pivoting Away From ‘Wolf-warrior’ Diplomacy?

Political analysts say the appointment of a new Chinese foreign minister may reflect Beijing’s attempt to soften its foreign policy approach and warm up to Western diplomats — or fortify itself against U.S. rivalry.

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