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Top Chinese envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia on 'peace' mission

A top Chinese envoy will begin a tour of Ukraine, Russia and other European countries on Monday in a trip Beijing says is aimed at discussing a "political settlement" to the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy

Despite having the world’s biggest armed forces, China’s military faces a number of serious obstacles in any potential invasion of Taiwan

The Guardian - AU

EU tells ministers they must ‘recalibrate’ China policy over support for Russia

Josep Borrell says relations will worsen if Xi Jinping does not push Putin to withdraw from Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

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China intensifies Ukraine peace effort

BEIJING: China will dispatch a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, as Beijing steps up its efforts for a diplomatic resolution to Moscow’s war.

Bangkok Post

China ministers' India trips show warming of relations

Relations between two neighbouring countries and the world's first and second-most populous countries, China and India, have witnessed a downward spiral in recent years after the bloody clash between the two countries' border troops in the Galwan Valley in June 2020, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the…

Bangkok Post

The problem with India’s multi-alignment stand

The geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific and the Ukraine conflict are in many ways inter-connected

The Hindu

Ukraine recap: not a great deal to celebrate for Putin this Victory Day as Ukraine digs in for the long haul

One tank. According to press reports and news broadcasts from Moscow, a solitary T-34 dating back to the second world war was the only tank that trundled past the Russian president as he marked a scaled-down Victory Day on May 9 this year.

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South Africa walks a tightrope of international alliances - it needs Russia, China and the west

Relations between the People’s Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the west, specifically the US, on the other have become increasingly tense in recent times. For the US, China and Russia represent authoritarian regimes. For China, the US is the source of global insecurity.

The Conversation

Trade Minister Don Farrell to visit China in push to end trade war

Australia's Trade Minister Don Farrell will hold a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing this week, with hopes it could signal the trade turmoil between China and Australia will soon be over.

ABC News

Cleverly says he would welcome Xi Jinping role in Ukraine-Russia peace process

The Foreign Secretary also urged the West to stand by Kyiv even if its spring offensive fails to make a decisive breakthrough.

The Independent UK

Three scenarios for the next phase of the Ukraine war and what each means for China

Beijing is positioning itself to increase its global power at the end of the Ukraine war. But the question right now for China’s president Xi Jinping is which scenario is most likely to happen, what role China can play, and what each outcome will mean for China.

The Conversation

How China makes economic plans: key moments explained

A meeting of some of China’s most senior politicians at the end of April 2023 concluded with a fairly cautious assessment of the country’s economic recovery. Things are improving, they said, but domestic demand needs to improve.

The Conversation

EU envoy to China hails Xi's call with Ukraine president as positive step

Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a very positive step, the European Union ambassador to China said on Tuesday, while urging greater efforts to achieve peace.

Reuters

US Watches With Caution as China Sends Peace Envoy to Ukraine

In just a few months, U.S. officials have pivoted from publicly warning Beijing not to provide material support for Russia’s war in Ukraine to acknowledging there is a role for China to play in brokering peace talks.

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Daily Mirror

'Tories must be held to account for totalitarian laws used to stop Coronation protests'

If this happened in Moscow or Beijing, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would condemn dictatorial Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Parliament while lionising the unjustly detained

Axios

China races ahead of U.S. on AI regulation

Beijing sees strong rules for AI as a prerequisite for winning public acceptance of the new technology.

Reuters

China's return to global stage checked by national security focus

(This May 8 story has been corrected to change Alfred Wu's title to associate professor, not associate dean, in paragraph 5)

The Guardian - UK

China’s war chest: how Beijing is using its currency to insulate against future sanctions

In the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollar

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The Guardian - UK

In new battle for the Pacific, US and China force regional states to take sides

Xi Jinping’s aggressive stance and ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy drive the Philippines and other vulnerable countries into Washington’s arms

Evening Standard

China could invade Taiwan within ‘a year or two.’ former US adviser warns

China could invade Taiwan within two years, a former US national security adviser has warned.

The Independent UK

Ukraine leads world reaction to King Charles III’s coronation

Xi Jinping congratulates Charles and calls for UK and China to ‘jointly promote peace’

The Hindu

China will want to make India’s U.S. ties costly, says Joseph Torigian

An interview with Joseph Torigian, an Assistant Professor at the School of International Service at the American University, Washington D.C., where he talks about China’s course correction in world politics and international relations.

The Conversation

Can China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing's Middle East strategy in the process?

After nearly a decade of grinding conflict, Yemen looks to be inching toward a peace deal.

The Independent UK

Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalists

A press freedom group says China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars as President Xi Jinping’s government tightened control over society

The Independent UK

Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten

Han Zheng’s attendance is a sign that China does not give ‘two hoots’ about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong said.

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