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What we don't understand about China's actions and ambitions in the South China Sea

In recent weeks, China’s activities in the South China Sea have raised more concerns in the region. Its ships have collided with Filipino vessels, fired water cannon at others and used sonar pulses close to an Australian ship, injuring its divers.

The Conversation

Democracy’s Super Bowl: 40 elections that will shape global politics in 2024

From Russia to South Africa, India to the US, the coming year’s contests could embolden dictators or revitalise democracies

The Guardian - UK

China’s youth compete for stable gov’t jobs in unstable economic times

The number of candidates taking China’s civil service exam reaches a record high as graduates seek secure jobs.

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US-China relations are defined by rivalry but must include engagement, American ambassador says

The U.S. ambassador to China says the relationship between the two countries will be defined by strategic competition in the coming decades but most involve engagement when interests align

The Independent UK

'Independent actor' Vietnam is deftly navigating geopolitical tensions as both Biden and Xi make trips to Hanoi promising investment

Chinese president Xi Jinping traveled to Vietnam this week for his first trip to the country since 2017.

Fortune

Yellen Urges China To Shift From 'Unfair' State-driven Economic Policy

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying that this can discourage investors.

International Business Times

Tibet is ‘dying a slow death’, warns head of Tibetan government-in-exile

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile warned that Tibet is "dying a slow death". Penpa Tsering said that Chinese government policies are aimed at the "eradication" of Tibetan identity. Among them, Tsering cited the policy of forcible schooling of some 1 million Tibetan children…

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Congressional group demands probe into Beijing's role in violence against protesters on US soil

A congressional commission is asking the Justice Department to investigate the role of Beijing after protesters claimed they were beaten and harassed by Chinese government agents in November in San Francisco during an official visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping

The Independent UK

Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the real estate market and consumer spending at home is unlikely to stem its rising influence abroad.

The Conversation

China's Xi meets with Vietnamese prime minister on second day of visit to shore up ties

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi

The Independent UK

China-Africa relations in 2023: key moments and events to remember

In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the West, China-Africa relations were, in comparison, a steady and stable norm.

The Conversation

Biden and American business must mobilize for the economic conflict with China

Winning this economic struggle will require transformative action from both Washington and corporate America.

Fortune

China's Xi Visits Vietnam In Bid To Counter US

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with the communist nation.

International Business Times

China's president will visit Vietnam weeks after it strengthened ties with the US and Japan

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to further deepen ties with its neighbor that is deepening diplomatic relations with Western-aligned countries

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Digital platforms like TikTok could help China extend its censorship regime across borders

China’s drive to expand its influence through soft power mechanisms like censorship is coming into sharper focus, especially under Xi Jinping’s leadership. Recently, the social media app TikTok has become a prominent symbol of this global strategy.

The Independent UK

China is hardening against dissent, rights groups say as they mark International Human Rights Day

Rights groups say that Beijing’s crackdown on dissent is becoming increasingly harsh, both within China and beyond

The Guardian - UK

How much trouble is Xi really in? Outgunned Taiwan may be about to find out

Cracks are appearing in China’s monolithic regime – and its leader might decide a military adventure will strengthen his grip on power

The Independent UK

Ukraine first lady Olena Zelenska begs US not to ‘let us die’ over funding row

US Congress has failed to pass a £88bn package of wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel

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Belt and Road Initiative's new approach and what it means for Chinese investments in Indonesia

A shift in China’s international Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from focusing on massive projects such as roads, railways and ports to “small but beautiful” ones has been announced by President Xi Jinping.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft President Meets Chinese Government To Discuss AI, Trade Relations, More

The meeting between Microsoft's President and China's Minister of Commerce shows China is still favourable to American businesses.

Evening Standard

Lord Cameron denies political interference as he urges US to pass Ukraine aid

He said he was ‘making an argument’ in the hope the US will ‘vote through that money’.

Reason

Chris Christie Is Right, Trump's Trade War Accomplished Nothing

Nikki Haley says "Trump was good on trade." What?

International Business Times

EU Tells China 'Differences' Must Be Addressed

EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, as they began the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years.

International Business Times

EU Leaders In China For Summit With High Stakes But Low Expectations

European leaders will meet their Chinese counterparts in Beijing on Thursday for talks dominated by divisions between the bloc and its largest economic partner over everything from trade to the war against Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Italy officially withdraws from China's Belt and Road project

Italy has withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign up to the strategy.

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