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PHNOM PENH: Japan and China are working to arrange talks between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Xi Jinping, with Thailand envisioned as the venue but Indonesia remaining a possibility, say sources familiar with the plan.

Bangkok Post

Biden pledges the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations

Biden's efforts at this year's ASEAN summit are meant to lay the groundwork for his highly anticipated face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.

WEKU

Wong outlines plans on China relations

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has outlined the need to stabilise relations with China and the Pacific nations as she delivered the Whitlam Oration.

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‘Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: How a mass lockdown at the world’s biggest iPhone factory is India’s big chance to beat out China as Apple’s favorite supplier

A recent lockdown and mass worker escape from Apple’s top iPhone supplier in China is accelerating the company’s shift to make more smartphones in India.

Fortune

Here's what's at stake in Monday's meeting between Biden and China's Xi Jinping

The meeting at the G20 in Indonesia will be their first in person since President Biden took office. Whether they can find common ground is a key question, and reflects the current state of relations.

WEKU

Dying lands: Farmers fight to save the 'skin of the Earth'

In America's dusty Corn Belt this spring, the land was drowning. In China's Yangtze river basin, it's bone dry. Farmers in both are fighting a losing battle to save the soil that produces our food.

Reuters

China only 'refining' Covid rules

BEIJING: China’s top health officials say that a sweeping overhaul to its zero-Covid playbook was a refinement of rules and not a relaxation of controls, dismissing interpretations that the changes were a step toward living with the virus.

Bangkok Post

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Anthony Albanese signals to China that Australia is open for dialogue without ‘preconditions’

Australian prime minister says it ‘would be positive’ if he and Xi Jinping met at Asean summit

The Guardian - AU

Biden working on ties with Southeast Asia in shadow of China

President Joe Biden is formally kicking off his participation at a conference of southeast Asian nations on Saturday, looking to emphasize the United States’ commitment in the region

The Independent UK

Japan's Kishida calls for constructive relations in talks with China's Li

Japanese Prime Minister told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday he hoped the two countries could strive toward building a "constructive and stable" relationship, Japan's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Reuters

China successfully launches cargo spacecraft for its space station in orbit

BEIJING: China successfully launched its cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-5 on Saturday to deliver supplies for its space station, the construction of which is expected to be completed this year.

The Times of India

China tightens restrictions as rise in virus cases reported

Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou has been ordered to undergo virus testing while a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was reported

The Independent UK

Computer chip ban signals new era as Biden and Xi meet

The Biden administration’s recent move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China signals a new phase in relations between the globe’s two largest economies

The Independent UK

Biden says U.S.-ASEAN pact to address 'biggest issues of our time'

Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, who hailed the launch of a new U.S.-ASEAN pact as a critical step towards tackling "the biggest issues of our time".

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South Korea's Yoon says hopes for cooperation with China, Japan -Yonhap

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Saturday he hopes for the early activation of a mechanism for trilateral cooperation with China, Japan, Yonhap news agency reported.

The Independent UK

China's Xi, out of COVID bubble, faces changed world at G-20

Chinese President Xi Jinping is leaving his country’s COVID-19 bubble and venturing abroad next week into a dramatically changed world marked by rising confrontation

Bangkok Post

Speculation bumps up baht

The baht surged to its strongest level in almost three months on Friday after China eased some of its quarantine rules for travellers and speculation the United States Federal Reserve would be less aggressive with its rate hikes.

Al Jazeera

US Treasury Secretary Yellen looks to India for ‘friend-shoring’

Mutual concern over China has drawn US and India closer in recent years, including to reorient supply chains.

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Bangkok Post

Global accord not necessary in climate battle

This week's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt highlights the growing consensus that multilateral cooperation is necessary to avert environmental catastrophe. But with geopolitical tensions spiking and the US-China rivalry heating up, such efforts seem doomed to fail, much like previous efforts to promote global coordination on vaccines,…

The Guardian - AU

PM appoints new special envoy to south-east Asia – as it happened

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Inverse

iOS 16.2 update for iPhone with 10-minute AirDrop sharing limit now available

Apple is updating AirDrop with a 10-minute time limit to curb the sharing of spam and unsolicited files like nudity from strangers.

ABC News

Why are women embracing the 'run philosophy' and leaving China?

The "run philosophy" — or "runxue" — started out as a gender-neutral term coined during the pandemic in China, but it is being increasingly used by feminists who are fed up.

Motor1

US Is More Open To Car Imports Than China And Europe

Despite trade restrictions, 59 percent of sales in the US are locally produced cars. In Europe and China, the percentage is much higher.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Memo G20 – there is a greater enemy than China to fight

Climate change tipping points are a very real threat to Australia, but China is not.

The Guardian - UK

China eases Covid rules but insists ‘war’ against pandemic will continue

Quarantine periods shortened by two days but Beijing government ‘will not waver’ from strict zero-Covid policy

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