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British foreign policy is in flux – we need more than Sunak’s pragmatic blandness

The country is not a superpower, its strategic future lies in Europe, its reputation is in tatters. Does the PM get this?, asks Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Berejiklian talks in China over Barangaroo

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian met a major Barangaroo stakeholder in China as she travelled with a delegation through the country.

AAP

Biden hosts Macron amid friction over US climate law

Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the longstanding U.S.-French relationship — but these are friends with differences

The Independent UK

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Chinese farmers let cabbages rot as COVID curbs disrupt sales

China's vegetable growers are ploughing their produce back into their fields or leaving it to rot, as widespread restrictions to curb the spread of COVID cut off distribution channels and close markets.

Reuters

Philippines needs to find ways to exploit South China Sea resources, says Marcos

The Philippines must find a way to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday, emphasising his country's right to exploit energy reserves in the contested waterway.

Reuters

Analysis: Under Jiang, China projected a more open image

With his death, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin leaves behind a very different China than the one he tried to shape

The Independent UK

India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender

With the private sector’s help, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries

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China’s vice-premier signals shift in Covid stance as some lockdowns eased

Sun Chunlan says Omicron less pathogenic as Beijing appears to respond to protests

The Guardian - AU

China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of historic protests

China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world's toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

Reuters

Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

The case against Jimmy Lai has exposed tensions between the city’s common law system and Beijing’s tightening control.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong publisher's national security trial postponed

A Hong Kong court postponed the trial of a pro-democracy newspaper publisher on Thursday after the territory’s leader asked China to effectively block him from hiring a British defense lawyer

The Independent UK

Trial of Hong Kong's Lai delayed as Beijing weighs ruling on foreign lawyers

A Hong Kong court on Thursday adjourned to December 13 the high-profile trial of tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, who faces several charges of collusion with foreign countries under a China-imposed national security law.

Reuters

Zero-Covid: five charts that show how restrictions are throttling the Chinese economy

Three years into the pandemic, China is still relying on snap lockdowns and mass testing – and that could spell trouble for the global economy

The Guardian - AU

China mourns former leader Jiang Zemin with bouquets, black front pages

Chinese newspapers turned their front pages black on Thursday and flags were put at half mast in mourning for the death of former president Jiang Zemin, while well-wishers laid piles of bouquets outside his childhood home.

Reuters

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Australian defence chief warns of rise in ‘grey-zone activities’ in Indo-Pacific region amid China tensions

Gen Angus Campbell declares Australia and Japan are bound together by ‘increasingly shared strategic challenges’

Reuters

Japan tells China, Russia it has 'severe concerns' over joint air patrols: spokesperson

Japan has told China and Russia it has "severe concerns" over their frequent joint air force activities around Japan's territory, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Thursday.

Reuters

China reports 36,061 new COVID cases, from 37,828 previous day

China reported 36,061 new COVID-19 infections for Wednesday, of which 4,150 were symptomatic and 31,911 asymptomatic, the National Health Commission (NHC) said.

ABC News

China's biggest cities ease some COVID-19 pandemic restrictions amid anti-lockdown protests

Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou and Chongqing have eased some pandemic restrictions following outrage at China's zero-COVID policies, as health authorities urge over 60s to get vaccinated.

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President Xi Jinping: Who could replace him and what might it mean for the world

Disapproval of the leader is spreading as the population becomes angered by China's strict zero-Covid policy

The Conversation

Protests in China are not rare -- but the current unrest is significant

Street protests across China have evoked memories of the Tiananmen Square demonstrations that were brutally quashed in 1989. Indeed, foreign media have suggested the current unrest sweeping cities across China is unlike anything seen in the country since that time.

Reuters

U.S. poised to back billions in military aid for Taiwan -Bloomberg

U.S. lawmakers are poised to back as much as $10 billion to bolster Taiwan's defenses against growing tensions and threats from China as part of a compromise annual defense authorization bill, a Bloomberg reporter said in a tweet on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

China softens COVID stance after protests, clashes with police

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees COVID response, says the virus’s ability to cause disease has weakened.

The Guardian - UK

Covid restrictions lifted in Guangzhou and Chongqing after China protests

Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low risk

Bangkok Post

Closer to heaven

Doi Luang Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover lush sub-alpine woodland and limestone mountains that rise 2,225m above sea level. As part of Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, its topography is comparable to that of the Himalayas and south China.

Caixin Global

China to Fully Reopen by Mid-2023, Top UBS Economist Predicts

Hu Yifan projects surge in economic growth as authorities exit strict Covid control policies by next year’s third quarter

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