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Biden calls spy balloon ‘embarrassing’ for China ahead of Blinken talks in Beijing

President Biden made the comments ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s high-profile diplomatic visit to Beijing

The Independent UK

Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has embarked on a high-stakes diplomatic trip to China to try to cool exploding tensions between the powers that have set many around the world on edge

The Independent UK

US tycoons flock to China despite fraying ties

From Elon Musk to Bill Gates and Apple chief Tim Cook, some of America’s biggest business titans have been heading to Beijing, seemingly defying the barrage of doomsayer narratives about US-China friction.

Bangkok Post

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Martin Schram: Xi – a man at a global crossroads

While you have been up to your eyeballs in the gush of breaking news, willful distortions and pathetic panicky lies ever since the historic first-ever arrest of a former American president, the rest of the world has kept right on spinning.

Tribune News Service

Singapore: 'Premature' for any Asean talks with Myanmar

WASHINGTON: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.

Bangkok Post

Putin confirms nukes in Belarus, US slates Russian sabre-rattling

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the West is doing everything to inflict strategic defeat on Moscow in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 479

As the war enters its 479th day, these are the main developments.

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China’s Xi and ‘old friend’ Bill Gates meet in Beijing

Xi Jinping has held talks with Bill Gates - the Chinese president's first meeting with a foreign entrepreneur in years.

The New Daily

Xi Jinping calls Bill Gates an ‘old friend’ as he welcomes him to China—as Beijing matches his foundation’s $50 million gift to Chinese research

“I’m excited to visit with partners who have been working on global health and development challenges,” Gates tweeted as he landed in Beijing.

Fortune

Blinken stresses need for better US-Chinese communications as he heads to Beijing

Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is emphasizing the importance of the U.S. and China establishing better lines of communication

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine offensive moving towards Mariupol, minister says – as it happened

Centre of fighting has moved as Ukrainian forces slowly push back Russians, says Hanna Maliar, a deputy defence minister

The Guardian - AU

Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

WEKU

China calls hacking report 'far-fetched' and accuses the US of targeting the cybersecurity industry

China's government has rejected as “far-fetched and unprofessional” a report by a U.S. security firm that blamed Chinese-linked hackers for attacks on hundreds of public agencies, schools and other targets around the world

The Independent UK

Some see the U.S.-China rivalry as an 'existential struggle.' Rep. Andy Kim disagrees

Kim, who sits on the House China panel, disagrees with its chair's characterization of the rivalry. He hopes that Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit will mean more regular talks with China.

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Chicago Tribune

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Al Jazeera

Why is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken going to China?

Expectations are modest for Beijing and Washington in attempt to improve relations after a particularly bumpy year.

Tribune News Service

China’s spying in Cuba picks up where the Soviet Union left off

For a half century, America’s top geopolitical rival used a spy base in nearby Cuba to steal U.S. military secrets by listening in on phone and data communications.

Zenger

China ETFs Climb On Hopes Of Better US Relations As State Department Confirms Blinken’s Beijing Visit

Hope is building up across the Pacific

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The Guardian - US

Blinken visit seeks to ease fraught US relationship with China

US secretary of state’s visit comes amid tense exchanges as China’s foreign minister says US should respect the ‘Taiwan issue’

Al Jazeera

US trafficking report highlights cybers scams, exploited boys

The annual US State Department report listed 24 countries in the lowest tier for human-trafficking protections.

Miami Herald

Canada sanctions two former members of Haitian parliament. One is a famous singer

Canada announced sanctions Thursday against two more former members of Haiti’s Parliament, bringing the number of Haitians blacklisted by Ottawa for corruption and ties to violent gangs since September to 22.

Al Jazeera

US confirms top diplomat Blinken’s long-anticipated China visit

Trip had been delayed amid ‘spy balloon’ incident that underscored rising tensions between the superpowers.

The Independent UK

Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing and keep lines of communication open

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Stabilize US-China relations — before a 'near miss' turns into a crisis

This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Beijing — the latest, welcome effort by Washington to inject stability into a dangerously fraught U.S.-China relationship.

Al Jazeera

China’s Qin Gang airs concerns in call with US’s Antony Blinken

The foreign minister says the US must ‘stop interfering’ if it wants to restore strained ties between the two countries.

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