24 h. ago A ‘Pacific eyes’ intelligence body would offset China’s growing presence: report

Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific amid the alleged threat of China’s growing presence in the region, a prominent foreign policy think tank suggests. Dubbed “Pacific Eyes”, the proposed intelligence-sharing alliance could help plug institutional gaps that “external powers” – particularly Beijing – were eager to exploit, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute argued in a report released on Tuesday. It recommended that the dedicated framework...

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24 h. ago Call for ‘Pacific Eyes’ intelligence body to offset China’s growing presence

Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific amid China’s growing presence in the region, a prominent foreign policy think tank has suggested. Dubbed “Pacific Eyes”, the proposed intelligence-sharing alliance could help to plug institutional gaps that “external powers” – particularly Beijing – were eager to exploit, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said in a report released on Tuesday. It recommended that the dedicated framework initially consist...

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40 h. ago Trump, Australian PM sign $8.5B critical minerals deal to counter China dominance in rare earths

Trump, Australian PM sign $8.5B critical minerals deal to counter China dominance in rare earths  Fox Business

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5 d. ago New ROK ambassador to Beijing expected to help boost relations

New ROK ambassador to Beijing expected to help boost relations  China Daily

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6 d. ago 500% tariffs on China? Bessent pushes ‘Beijing vs world’ agenda after Trump said US wants to help

500% tariffs on China? Bessent pushes ‘Beijing vs world’ agenda after Trump said US wants to help  financialexpress.com

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2 w. ago “India needs to verify, then trust China Beijing not really helping on issues of trust

“India needs to verify, then trust China Beijing not really helping on issues of trust-building ”: Chinese Studies expert Kondapalli  The News Mill

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3 w. ago North Korean envoy due in China soon after Seoul sought help with Pyongyang

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui will begin a four-day visit to China on Saturday, days after South Korea urged China to help broker inter-Korean talks. Choe will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, state-owned Xinhua News Agency and Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday. Her trip closely follows leader Kim Jong-un’s appearance at China’s Victory Day parade on September 3 and his meeting with President Xi Jinping this month – his first since 2019....

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen softens tone as EU seeks China’s help on global issues

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing to help “stop the killing in Ukraine”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a meeting with Chinese...

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen softens tone as EU seeks China’s help on Ukraine war, climate

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing to help “stop the killing in Ukraine”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a meeting with Chinese...

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4 w. ago Giant device helps Beijing dominate critical minerals exploration

Giant device helps Beijing dominate critical minerals exploration  The Independent

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last month China is killing the race for critical minerals with the largest antenna on Earth

Hidden within the granite wilderness of central China lies an antenna so vast it dwarfs New York City five times over – a 500-kilowatt electromagnetic leviathan originally built to whisper to submarines. Now, it is broadcasting China’s dominance in the global scramble for critical minerals. As nations race to secure lithium, cobalt and rare earths for green tech supremacy, Chinese geologists are deploying this monster – and its cousins – to detect ore and energy resources buried kilometres...

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