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HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong’s biggest democratic parties said on Saturday it would disband after a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city’s already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong's pro-democracy Civic Party disbands amid Chinese security clampdown

The Civic Party, alongside the Democratic Party, was a major democratic force in Hong Kong until a number of its members were arrested following the imposition of a 2020 national security law.

ABC News

Major Hong Kong democratic party disbands amid China security clampdown

One of Hong Kong's biggest democratic parties said on Saturday it would disband after a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city's already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China.

Reuters

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China, South Korea agree to strengthen talks on chip industry - Chinese commerce ministry

China and South Korea have agreed to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on semiconductor industry supply chains, amid broader global concerns over chip supplies, sanctions and national security, China's commerce minister said.

Reuters

US: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement

U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing to disrupt and ultimately topple the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement

The Independent UK

North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall

For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee.

Reuters

US charges two in Beijing-directed targeting of Falun Gong

Two Los Angeles residents have been charged with acting in a Beijing-directed scheme targeting U.S.-based practitioners of the Falun Gong group that is outlawed in China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

Reuters

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Bhutan-China boundary expert group talks pick up speed, officials hold second meeting this year

After talks in Thimphu, Bhutan and China said they had made more progress in implementing a “three-step roadmap” towards resolving their boundary dispute.

The Hindu

Russia, China in arms trade with Myanmar

It's hardly a surprise but an affirmation of the obvious. Myanmar's military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What's new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark United Nations report uncovering the extent of arms and munitions…

Bangkok Post

Russia says it discussed peace prospects for Ukraine with Chinese special envoy

President Vladimir Putin told his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in call on Friday that Russia was open to dialogue over Ukraine, the Kremlin said, shortly after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomed a Chinese peace envoy to Moscow.

Reuters

The US signs a military deal with Papua New Guinea – here's what both countries have to gain from the agreement

The United States announced a new military agreement with Papua New Guinea, the most populous Pacific island country, on May 22, 2023.

The Conversation

Narendra Modi: India’s authoritarian leader with his own app

India’s 14th prime minister, Narendra Modi, is emerging as one of the country’s pivotal post-independence leaders – along with its founding PM Jawaharlal Nehru, who set the template for a secular, democratic nation in 1947, and his daughter Indira Gandhi, who ruled for 15 turbulent years.

The Week

Chinese ships ignore Vietnam demand to leave area close to Russian-run gas fields

A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South China Sea, one day after Hanoi urged the ships to leave.

Reuters

Hong Kong hits back at UK call for security law to be scrapped

Hong Kong authorities on Friday condemned a British government call for the removal of a China-imposed national security law that Britain said had been used to persecute, "silence and discredit" pro-democracy opposition figures.

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Joe Biden’s advisers say he doesn’t want to drag Pacific allies into ‘headlong clash’ between US and China

Senior White House official says president hears region’s concerns and ‘does not want conflict’ with China

Al Jazeera

UK says raised Jimmy Lai security law case with China

The Hong Kong media tycoon has been in jail since December 2020 and faces long-delayed security law trial in September.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Appellate court revives suit from Temple professor falsely accused of spying for China

PHILADELPHIA — A federal appellate court has revived a lawsuit from a Temple University professor who sued the U.S. government six years ago after he was falsely accused of being an economic spy for China.

Al Jazeera

In a changed Indonesia, some fear a ‘backlash’ against freedoms

Indonesia has changed significantly since Soeharto resigned 25 years ago but activists say new threats are emerging.

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Axios

Biden administration working to finalize executive order on China investments

The first-of-its-kind order is intended to prevent China from racing ahead on semiconductor, AI and quantum computing.

The Conversation

Lula's diplomatic dance is nothing new for Brazil or its leader -- what has changed is the world around him

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is a man currently very much in demand in international circles.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong man sentenced to almost 6 years in prison in alleged plot to bomb court buildings

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for alleged involvement in a foiled plot by high school students to bomb court buildings following 2019 anti-government protests

The Week

Dashed dreams: the plight of China’s disillusioned youth

One name, more than almost any other, has circulated on Chinese social media in recent months, said Laura He on CNN (New York): that name is Kong Yiji.

Evening Standard

Sunak speaks well to warn against China

City Voices: We are right to beware of Chinese economic coercion

Reuters

U.S., Chinese commerce chiefs raise complaints on trade, investment, export policies

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao traded barbs on trade, investment and export policies in talks on Thursday described by Raimondo's office as "candid and substantive."

Dynamite News

US says partnership with India one of its most consequential relationships

The US has said its partnership with India is one of its most consequential relationships and the country works closely with India on vital priorities. Read further on Dynamite News:

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