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Penny Wong holds talks with top Chinese diplomat

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi for the second time since December, at a forum for southeast Asian foreign ministers.

AAP

Committee report is rightfully scathing on UK’s China strategy

The ISC’s warnings are unlikely to act as much of a brake on Britain’s approach to China

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Our spies can’t afford to get intelligence on China wrong. Are they up to the job?

A misjudgment of China’s intentions could have disastrous consequences

Evening Standard

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Germany presents long-awaited strategy on China as a rival and partner

The German government has presented a long-awaited strategy for relations with China that points to a “systemic rivalry” with the Asian power and a need to reduce risks of economic dependency, but highlights Berlin’s desire to work with Beijing on global challenges such as climate change

The Independent UK

UK response to Chinese assault on state is completely inadequate, report finds

Without swift action Beijing could pose existential threat to liberal democracy, parliamentary committee says

The Guardian - UK

UK has ‘no strategy’ to tackle China threat as spies ‘aggressively’ target Britain, scathing report warns

Rishi Sunak’s policy is ‘shambolic mess’, Tory MPs tell The Independent – as spy watchdog reports on years of failure

The Independent UK

Britain at risk from ‘wholly inadequate’ defence to spying threat from China, damning report

Britain’s spy watchdog has slammed the Government for a “completely inadequate” response to Chinese espionage and interference which risked an “existential threat to liberal democratic systems”.

Evening Standard

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India’s ‘rich civilisation’ and ‘soft power’: Modi gives rare interview to French paper Les Echos

The prime minister who famously refuses to hold a press conference at home gave a long interview to a French business newspaper. Le Echos published the interview with Narendra Modi on its front page today, noting that it sat down with the PM in his “modern” home in Delhi.

Newslaundry

China and ASEAN agree to try to conclude nonaggression pact on sea feud in 3 years

China and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to try to conclude within three years a long-delayed nonaggression pact aimed at preventing frequent territorial spats in the busy South China Sea from turning into a major armed conflict

The Independent UK

Questions over transparency of £48m paid in aid to China by UK

UK sent nearly £50m to China in aid in 2021-22, as a watchdog complained of ‘insufficient transparency’ in how money is spent

The Independent UK

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened

China has reported its exports tumbled 12.4% in June from a year earlier as demand weakened after central banks raised interest rates to curb inflation

The Independent UK

Modi gets a Bastille Day red carpet, but China can rain on the geostrategic parade

India’s promise as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific led French President Emmanuel Macron to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi as guest of honour at the July 14 Bastille Day military parade. But does India have the will and means to deliver?

France 24

China received £48 million in aid from UK in 2021, says watchdog

The UK sent nearly £50 million to China in aid in 2021/22, as a watchdog complained of ‘insufficient transparency’ in how money is spent.

The Independent UK

Quiet diplomacy could ease South China Sea tensions

The South China Sea problem requires a political framework, which can only be created through dialogue, which the ASEAN must recognise

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Bangkok Post

Volatile politics set to hit economy

Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) expects the domestic political situation to be a key factor affecting the Thai economy in the second half of this year.

The Times of India

Half of our world is sinking into a debt crisis: UN chief's stark warning

NEW DELHI: Some 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – live in countries that spend more on debt interest payments than on education or health, said UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Wednesday after launching a UN report which revealed that in 2022, global public debt reached a…

Bangkok Post

North Korea fires long-range missile

 SEOUL: North Korea has fired a long-range ballistic missile, the South Korean military said on Wednesday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace.

The Hindu

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, in London, discusses adding ‘further momentum’ to India-U.K. trade talks

The eleventh round of trade negotiations between India and the U.K kicked off in London this week with Union Minister Piyush Goyal holding talks with his U.K. counterpart, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch

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The Week

North Korea launches 1,000km missile towards Japan after threatening US

North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) towards Japan after warning of counteraction for alleged US reconnaissance activities in the region.

Axios

The U.S. and Mexico are more than neighbors

Mexico has surpassed China as the top U.S. trading partner.

Daily Mirror

China sends 'spy disguised as tourist to infiltrate UK briefing' by Hong Kong dissidents

Pro-democracy activists Finn Lau and Christopher Mung were speaking at the briefing in a private room at the Commons when a man believed to be sent by China's Communist Party tried to get in

Evening Standard

North Korea fires ‘longest-ever’ missile flight after threatening US

It is thought to have flown for 74 minutes - the longest ever flight time for a North Korean missile

The Independent UK

Paraguay’s president-elect recommits to ties as Taiwan’s last ally in South America

Paraguay’s president-elect, Santiago Pena, has committed to maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan, going against a trend of Taipei’s diplomatic allies switching their allegiance to China

The Guardian - UK

Opioid crisis: US and China at odds over influx of fentanyl

Antony Blinken speaks at launch of US-led coalition to address synthetic drug threats

Al Jazeera

Taiwan says Chinese air force, navy stage mass drill near island

Defence ministry says monitoring the situation after Chinese air force planes appeared to be coordinating with ships.

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