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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

The Independent UK

France frets as China strengthens ties with allies in South Pacific

Chinese aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward the country's political allies in the region, an independent Australian thinktank reported this week. This is happening amid a declining appetite for Chinese credit, and as the US and China jostle for influence.

Radio France Internationale

Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement

Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties.

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A new chapter: how China sees Albanese’s ‘ice-breaking’ state visit

Chinese state media have previously viewed Australia’s actions as blindly following the US. Does a resumption of dialogue signal a change?

The Guardian - AU

Prime minister receives red carpet welcome in China

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to visit China since 2016, touching down in Shanghai to a red carpet welcome.

AAP

Israel-Hamas war puts China's strategy of 'balanced diplomacy' in the Middle East at risk

On Oct. 30, 2023, reports began to circulate that Israel was missing from from the mapping services provided by Chinese tech companies Baidu and Alibaba, effectively signaling – or so some believed – that Beijing was siding with Hamas over Israel in the ongoing war.

The Conversation

Can Anthony Albanese catch the dragon’s tail to defrost and reboot Australia-China relations?

In an international landscape that is fluid and dangerous, the PM knows relationship-building could be the key to global stability

The Guardian - AU

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North Korean art sells in China despite UN sanctions over nuclear program

A Beijing-based art dealer touts itself as China's premier seller of North Korean art, despite stiff U.N. sanctions prohibiting the sale of such goods, The gallery’s existence and conspicuous sales tactics, highlight China’s lax enforcement of U.N. sanctions targeting North Korea to stymie Pyongyang’s nuclear program

The Independent UK

China supported sanctions on North Korea's nuclear program. It's also behind their failure

International authorities say there is growing evidence that shows Beijing is helping cash-strapped North Korea evade a range of international sanctions designed to hamper Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program

The Independent UK

Anthony Albanese soon will be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations

The Independent UK

China and Southeast Asia nations vow to conclude a nonaggression pact faster as sea crises escalate

Diplomats from Chinese and a Southeast Asian group of nations have renewed a pledge to finalize a nonaggression pact for the South China Sea in three years

The Independent UK

The PM is heading to China and the relationship with Beijing has thawed. But will trade ever return to normal?

Economic ties are expected to feature heavily during the first visit by an Australian PM since 2016, amid a gradual easing of export restrictions

The Guardian - AU

Yellen says the US economic relationship with China must consider human rights and national security

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Washington wants to build an economic relationship with Beijing that takes into account national security and human rights and is fair to both sides

The Independent UK

The 'drums of war' are receding, but Anthony Albanese still faces many uncertainties on his trip to China

Fifty years ago this week, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the People’s Republic of China, establishing a relationship that has become mutually beneficial in terms of economic growth and development to both China and Australia.

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Foreign Policy

The Maoist Roots of Xi’s Economic Dilemma

Beijing needs domestic consumers to spend more, but the Chinese president’s ideology is getting in the way.

Al Jazeera

China bids farewell to former premier Li Keqiang at Beijing funeral

President Xi Jinping, Chinese Politburo members, and crowds of citizens paid their last respects.

The Independent UK

American Ballet Theater returns to China after a decade as US-China ties show signs of improving

America’s national ballet company has returned to China for the first time in a decade, the latest sign that the strained U.S.-China relations are beginning to improve

The Guardian - AU

Albanese to raise human rights and trade with Xi in first China visit by Australian PM since 2016

Ahead of trip signalling emergence from diplomatic deep freeze, Albanese also calls on Beijing to again allow Australian journalists to report from mainland

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The Independent UK

Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese

The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony

Caixin Global

China Stands Ready to Partner With Russia on Security Threats, Military Official Says

Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Youxia made the remark during the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum

The Independent UK

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island

Taiwan says China has sent another 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation

AAP

Jailed Aussie academic on PM's radar for China trip

The sons of an Australian man jailed in China have heard from the prime minister after urging him to pressure Beijing for their father's release.

The Guardian - AU

Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds

Survey finds 47% believe Aukus locks Australia in to supporting the US in an armed conflict, while concern about conflict with China has fallen

Al Jazeera

Philippines says its ships have ‘every right’ to be near Scarborough Shoal

Senior official calls on China to stop ‘creating unnecessary tensions’ and respect the law.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Shoigu claims US fuelling tension to uphold ‘global dominance’

Speaking at security forum in Beijing, defence minister warns of growing risk of confrontation.

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