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China hosts Belt and Road Forum as Xi's signature project turns 10

Representatives from over 130 countries are gathering in Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum this Tuesday. The Chinese initiative, launched in 2013 to boost infrastructure investments around the world, has attracted a lot of attention over the past decade. We take a look at the project's pros and cons…

France 24

Putin arrives in China on rare trip abroad to meet ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping

Putin is the chief guest of the Belt and Road Iniative forum in China

The Independent UK

The reason behind Cheng Lei's arrest revealed

In her first interview since returning home, journalist Cheng Lei has revealed she was arrested and jailed for three years in Beijing for breaking an embargo.

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Putin begins visit in China, underscoring Moscow's ties with Beijing

Russia and China have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that is now complicated by the Israel-Hamas war.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy confirms Kyiv used US-provided ATACMs missiles – as it happened

Ukrainian military used US-supplied longer-range army tactical missile systems to strike nine Russian helicopters in eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing

China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinping’s signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing: Five things to know

Ties between Russia and China have deepened in recent years.

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Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as well as Russian backing for China’s bid to expand its economic and diplomatic influence abroad through its decade-old “Belt and Road” initiative

The Independent UK

Russia’s Vladimir Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping in China

Putin is attending China’s Belt and Road summit for a third time but the meeting could be overshadowed by wars.

Al Jazeera

China woos global south and embraces Putin at belt and road Beijing summit

Development drive’s forum will focus on poorer countries as Xi’s relations with the west become increasingly frosty

The Guardian - UK

China and Russia harden positions on Gaza as war stirs geopolitical tensions

Conflict highlights growing gulf with west, as other big developing powers face difficult diplomatic choices

The Guardian - UK

China prepares for Belt and Road summit in shadow of Israel-Gaza war

President Xi Jinping’s signature economic initiative has extended Beijing’s global reach.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Putin to meet Xi Jinping in Beijing in first visit outside former Soviet Union since March

Russian president and his Chinese counterpart will hold talks in Putin’s furthest visit since international arrest warrant issued in March

The Guardian - AU

Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forum

A stream of leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative

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Putin's visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine

The Conversation

Xi-Putin meeting: here's what it says about their current, and future, relationship

Vladimir Putin is expected to travel outside the borders of the former Soviet Union for the first time in 20 months to meet China’s Xi Jinping on October 17. The visit, if it happens, is likely to entrench a relationship in which Russia has become a useful tool in a…

The Guardian - US

You may be eating fish caught and processed by Uyghur forced labor

The US government has taken some steps to block Chinese imports made with forced labor. Britain and the EU have done shamefully little

The Independent UK

Worker at Israel's Embassy in Beijing was attacked in unclear circumstances and is now hospitalized

An employee of the Israeli Embassy in Beijing has been attacked and was later hospitalized

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The Independent UK

Putin makes first trip abroad since international arrest warrant issued over Ukraine invasion

Putin is later set to travel to China for a forum on Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

AAP

Former PM Morrison calls for one China policy shake-up

The surging stranglehold on freedom under President Xi Jinping is threatening the longstanding one China policy, former prime minister Scott Morrison says.

The Hindu

India likely to skip China’s BRI summit

As the BRI marks 10 years, China has this week pushed back against criticism of the plan, particularly with regard to projects leaving countries with debt.

Radio France Internationale

EU foreign policy chief heads for China in attempt to mend fences

The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will pay a three day visit to China starting Thursday in an effort to diffuse tensions between Brussels and Beijing an to put the relationship back on track after years of friction.

AAP

Australian shares rise again, close at three-week high

The ASX200 has finished up 0.7 per cent in its fifth straight day of gains amid a pullback in US bond yields and reports of new stimulus measures from Beijing.

The Independent UK

Philippine diplomat witnessed Chinese ships' aggressive actions in disputed South China Sea

A senior Filipino diplomat known for his past expletive-laced tirade against China joined a coast guard trip to the disputed South China Sea last week and saw Beijing’s ships block and nearly collide with Philippine vessels, including one he was on

The Conversation

Is Taiwan a country or not?

Defining what is and isn’t a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Take the case of Taiwan.

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