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The first group tour from China arrived on a flight into Don Mueang airport on Monday morning, as Chinese travel agencies resumed outbound tours to 20 countries following the relaxation of rules governing personal foreign travel at the beginning of the year, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) governor Yuthasak Supasorn…

Bangkok Post

Senior Taiwan opposition leader to visit China amid continued tensions

A senior leader of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's main opposition party, will visit China this week and meet its top Taiwan policy-maker, the party said on Monday, amid continued military and political tensions between the two sides.

Reuters

Shoot-down of Chinese balloon draws GOP criticism of Biden administration

Republicans accused China of using the balloon to surveil military sites. China says it ‘reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations.’

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China ‘spy’ balloon was in US airspace three times during Trump presidency, officials say

The discovery of the most recent ‘spy’ aircraft spark diplomatic crisis

The Independent UK

China urges restraint as U.S. military searches for balloon remnants

Beijing on Monday urged Washington to show restraint as the U.S. military searched for remnants of what it believes was a Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down over the Atlantic but which China says was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray.

Reuters

Did China's balloon violate international law?

Was the balloon that suddenly appeared over the US last week undertaking surveillance? Or was it engaging in research, as China has claimed?

The Conversation

Australian and Chinese trade ministers meet for first time in three years

Don Farrell will fly to Beijing in the ‘near future’ amid a thawing of diplomatic relations with Australia’s largest trading partner

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US Navy working to recover debris from Chinese ‘spy balloon’

The craft, which Beijing says was a meteorological airship blown off course, was shot down in the Atlantic Ocean.

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US moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government launched a mission to salvage what officials say is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, as pressure mounted on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on…

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Mice scurry back to Thailand

Tourism has flourished since Thailand fully reopened in the second half of last year.

Bangkok Post

What's next in the saga of the suspected Chinese spy balloon

U.S. defense officials are working to recover the wreckage of a Chinese balloon downed near South Carolina, as relations between the two countries are further strained.

WEKU

Sen. Ted Cruz says Biden was too slow to order downing of Chinese surveillance balloon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday commended President Joe Biden for having “the guts” to take out a suspected Chinese spy balloon, but said the commander in chief waited too long to pull the trigger.

Tribune News Service

White House rejects Republican fire over wait to down Chinese spy balloon

Pete Buttigieg says president ‘considered safety of American people’ but Marco Rubio criticizes eight-day wait

The Guardian - US

Cory Booker criticises US ‘drumbeat to war’ with China after general’s comments

US Congress has pushed for a tougher stance against China

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Delete TikTok from your phones to keep your data safe from hackers, says MP

Tory Alicia Kearns, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, suggested the video-sharing platform is linked to China’s efforts to build a “tech totalitarian state”

Bangkok Post

Thailand tourism needs a trust boost

The beginning of the Year of the Rabbit is a candle of hope for the tourist sector's revival. Thailand, however, does not appear to be off to a good start. The disgraceful saga of Thai police started at the end of last month when a Chinese tourist shared a video…

Bangkok Post

How the United States can avoid war with China

'I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me we will fight [with China] in 2025," declared US Air Force Gen Mike Minihan last weekend. He didn't mention what his elbow told him, or if he ever consulted his head on the matter.

Bangkok Post

Abrdn rolls out new Asia equity fund

Aberdeen Asset Management (Abrdn) is launching a new Asia equity fund focusing on Chinese and Thai stocks as it believes China's reopening will drive Thailand's tourism industry to expand substantially this year.

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F-22 makes first air-to-air strike in takedown of Chinese balloon

WASHINGTON — The downing of China’s alleged spy balloon marked the first time the F-22 Raptor fighter jet brought down an airborne target since it debuted in combat in Syria and Iraq almost a decade ago, defense analysts said.

The Guardian - AU

Push to refer Scott Morrison to privileges committee fails – as it happened

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Tribune News Service

China’s power in Asia diminished by 'COVID-zero,' study shows

China’s standing in the Asia-Pacific has been damaged by its decision to stick with "COVID-zero" for most of 2022, leaving the U.S. to cement its position as the most influential power in the region, according to an Australian research group.

Tribune News Service

What you need to know about the alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US

After floating over the U.S. for days, a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has been shot down. But aftershocks from the saga continue to reverberate, with planned talks for the nations’ top diplomats derailed and new tensions injected into the already-strained relations between the world’s two largest economies.

Tribune News Service

China moves from contrite to confrontational over balloon

Beijing’s abrupt shift from expressing regret to threatening retaliation over the United States' claims about a spy balloon reflects the domestic imperative for Xi Jinping to show he’s standing up for China against external pressure, further narrowing the window to reset ties before the U.S. election season gets into full…

Reuters

U.S. military says it is searching for remnants of Chinese spy balloon

The U.S. military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down the previous day, in a dramatic spy saga that has further strained American-Chinese relations.

ABC News

United States remains Asia's most powerful country followed by China, analysis says

The Lowy Institute report ranks Japan as the third most powerful country in Asia, with India following in fourth place, and shows the pandemic has slowed China's rise over the last two years.

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