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Beijing Slams US-Japan-Philippines Summit, Says S. China Sea Actions 'Lawful'

Biden on Thursday pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea at the White House summit, which came amid repeated confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed waterway that have raised fears of wider conflict.

International Business Times

Biden pledges to defend Philippines from any attack in South China Sea

US president describes defence commitment to the Philippines and Japan as ‘ironclad’ as Beijing accuses Manila of violating Chinese sovereignty

The Guardian - AU

PM Modi’s comments on China ‘highly significant’, denote readiness for post-poll re-engagement, say experts

India China border row: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments on tensions with China at the Line of Actual Control are significant, prompting calls for stable bilateral relations.

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Australia says military collaboration with Japan is not about creating ‘Jaukus’

Australia, UK and US say they want to support regional stability and security but China ‘gravely concerned’

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China Plans To Send More Pandas To US Zoo

China said Thursday it had signed agreements to send pandas to a zoo in San Diego, after nearly all the beloved black-and-white animals on loan in the United States were returned during years of diplomatic tensions.

International Business Times

Manila Blasts Chinese Coast Guard After Filipino Fisherfolk Ordered To Return Collected Shells

The latest incident of Filipino fishermen being harassed by China's coast guard is just one of several similar instances in the past year in the disputed Scarborough Shoal – an island feature with a marine-rich lagoon, located in a strategic position for air and sea navigation.

International Business Times

Philippine Defense Chief Slams Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson For 'Gutter Level Talk' Toward President

The Philippines' defense chief did not mince words in his statement regarding Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's remarks directed at the Philippine president that suggested Marcos Jr. was ignorant of the Taiwan issue.

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China Blasts Philippine President For 'Playing With Fire' Over Taiwan Election Statement

The Philippine President congratulated Lai Ching-te for winning the Taiwanese election, and Beijing is left fuming – it lodged a "serious demarche" and summoned the Philippine ambassador.

International Business Times

China vents fury at Philippines over Taiwan congratulations

Relations sour further as Beijing accuses Manila of interfering in China’s internal affairs.

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The Myanmar military says it and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an immediate cease-fire

Myanmar’s military said it has reached a cease-fire agreement with an alliance of three ethnic minority guerrilla groups that it has been battling in the north

The Independent UK

China media warns against taking China's Indian Ocean research as threats

Chinese state media warned on Friday that a report by a prominent U.S. think tank on the military uses of Chinese scientific research across the Indian Ocean gave “ammunition” to countries bent on concocting threats from China.

The Hindu

China Premier to Speak at 2024 World Economic Forum

Li Qiang is scheduled to visit Europe next week to deliver a special address at the event in Davos, and pay official visits to host Switzerland and Ireland

Caixin Global

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s northwest

The Independent UK

China Brokers Ceasefire Between Myanmar Military, Rebel Groups

China hosted peace talks where the ruling junta and three armed groups agreed to a temporary ceasefire and to maintain a dialogue

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China defends bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents abroad

China has defended controversial cash bounties offered for Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad that have been heavily criticized by foreign governments and human rights groups

The Independent UK

Myanmar's military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Myanmar’s military government has confirmed it's been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast

Caixin Global

China Adds Six Countries to 15-Day Visa-Free Program

Beijing plans to include France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Spain in the program on a one-year trial basis

The Independent UK

Fiji's leader says he hopes to work with China in upgrading his country's shipyards and ports

Fiji’s leader says that after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation’s shipyards and ports

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang to attend G-20 virtual meet

The G-20 virtual summit on November 22, 2023 will take forward key outcomes and action points firmed up at the annual conclave of the grouping in September under India’s presidency, the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi said in a statement.

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China denies role in suspected sabotage of Finland-Estonia gas link

China has joined Russia in rejecting suggestions that it was involved in damaging the Balticconnector pipeline.

The Guardian - AU

Biden says Israel ‘has a duty to respond’ to attacks – as it happened

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China lashes out at Germany after foreign minister calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’

China has lashed out at Germany after the country’s foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator”.

Al Jazeera

China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree

Pulled in opposite directions by Washington and Beijing, everyday Vietnamese people say staying neutral is best.

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UK government spy scandals fuel calls for tougher stance on China

Britain's MI5 security service warned the UK Conservative party that two would-be MPs could be Chinese spies, a minister said Wednesday, after news reports on Sunday revealed a parliamentary researcher was arrested in March on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

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Why is Xi Jinping missing the G20?

China’s leader will not attend the meeting in Delhi, prompting speculation over tensions with India, pressing domestic issues and a tactical retreat

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