6 h. ago How deals are trumping port dispute on Australian PM’s China visit

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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6 h. ago On Australian PM’s visit to China, the 2 nations ‘hold back’ on disputes

Beijing has set aside major disputes with Canberra and instead filled Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s six-day visit to China this week with a slew of trade and investment deals, a move analysts said was an effort to find common ground amid trade tensions with the United States. The deals include the potential widening of access to the Chinese market for Australian farm produce and coal, cooperation in the digitalisation of the financial sector, investment in greenfield projects and...

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11 h. ago Live: Panda diplomacy on display during PM's final day of China visit

Live: Panda diplomacy on display during PM's final day of China visit  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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11 h. ago Panda diplomacy on display during PM's final day of China visit — as it happened

Panda diplomacy on display during PM's final day of China visit — as it happened  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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2 w. ago Will Trump visit China for WWII victory parade? Optimism as speculation swirls

Speculation that US President Donald Trump may visit Beijing in September has sparked “cautious optimism” among some Chinese analysts about a possible diplomatic breakthrough as trade ties between the rival powers teeter on the edge of a fragile truce. A Kyodo report on Sunday citing unnamed sources said that China was planning to invite Trump to its Victory Parade in Tiananmen Square on September 3, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. When asked to comment on the report on...

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3 w. ago Xi urges Singapore to join China on ‘right side of history’ as PM Wong visits

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for Singapore and China to work together to “stand on the right side of history” and push for an equal multipolar world, the latest effort by Beijing to present itself as a stabilising force amid escalating geopolitical and trade tensions. Xi made the remarks on Tuesday morning as he met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is on a five-day official visit to China. Xi said the two countries – which are marking 35 years of diplomatic relations...

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4 w. ago Explainer | Why is top Beijing official Xia Baolong in Hong Kong for a 5

Explainer | Why is top Beijing official Xia Baolong in Hong Kong for a 5-day visit?  South China Morning Post

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4 w. ago Top Beijing official confident ‘masters of Hong Kong’ will be bold on reforms

A senior Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has expressed confidence that the local government will be bold in leading reforms and boost the city’s integration with mainland China to foster better development after arriving for a five-day visit. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, arrived in the city at around 5pm on Wednesday via the Shenzhen Bay border crossing and subsequently met leaders of the local executive, legislative and judicial branches. Xia...

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