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Tsai Ing-wen, the leader who brought Taiwan closer to the US, bows out

Taiwan’s first female president has presided over big social changes, but her main legacy is the cultivation of the island’s rising prominence on the world stage

The Guardian - AU

Majority in Southeast Asia would choose China over US, survey suggests

Survey by Singapore-based think tank points to Beijing’s growing influence in the region.

Al Jazeera

How Beijing uses economic coercion to try and sway Taiwan’s elections

From pineapples to petrochemicals, Beijing uses trade to influence opinion, but analysts say it has little impact.

Al Jazeera

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‘Very significant’: Biden-Xi meet could help lower tensions, say analysts

China and the US will want to manage their differences as they each battle other challenges, according to analysts.

Al Jazeera

Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their long anticipated meeting at Filoli, a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens just south of San Francisco

The Independent UK

China on the agenda: 2024 candidates fret over how to deal with Beijing

Republicans showcase range of hawkish policies designed to counter perceived threat amid diplomatic push by Biden

The Guardian - US

China’s new ambassador to US admits ‘challenges’ in relations

Career diplomat Xie Feng is known for his plain-speaking style but has also spent many years working on US policy.

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Taiwan president’s meeting with US speaker divides opinion at home

While Tsai Ing-wen was visiting the US, her predecessor was in Beijing on a mission to bolster cross-strait relations

The Guardian - AU

US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite China's threats

Simi Valley (United States) (AFP) - US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

AFP

US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite China's threats

Simi Valley (United States) (AFP) - US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Taiwan's president in California on Wednesday for talks that have already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

AFP

US House speaker to meet Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

France 24

US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats

Los Angeles (AFP) - US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sits down with Taiwan's president on Wednesday for a highly symbolic meeting in California that has already prompted outrage and dire warnings from China.

AFP

Will Xi-Putin summit deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine war?

Meeting comes as Xi calls for a ‘rational way’ out of Ukraine war and weeks after China brokered the Saudi-Iran truce.

Al Jazeera

‘Good old friend’: Putin offers praise for Xi ahead of first trip to Russia since Ukraine invasion

Russian president lauds Xi ahead of meeting, while Beijing calls for a ‘rational way’ out of the crisis

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Western leaders give cool response to China’s plan for Ukraine peace talks

Nato secretary general says Beijing ‘does not have much credibility’ because of failure to condemn Russia’s invasion

Al Jazeera

Will Russia’s struggle in Ukraine help Taiwan — or hurt it?

The answer may lie in the differing personalities of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, say analysts.

Bangkok Post

After balloon saga, can China and US re-engage?

When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China's launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he said, but he was postponing -- not cancelling -- his visit.

Bangkok Post

After spy balloon incident, can China and the US talk again?

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Reuters

Analysis-After spy balloon incident, can China and the U.S. talk again?

When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month called off his trip to Beijing, he chose his words carefully. China's launch of a spy balloon on a high-altitude journey over the United States was unacceptable and irresponsible, he said, but he was postponing - not canceling - his visit.

WEKU

The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he's traveling to Asia

President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Axios

China's 20th Party Congress looms closer

President Xi Jinping is expected to be selected for a highly unusual third term.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is about striking fear’: China’s Taiwan drills the new normal, analysts say

Show of force by China has eased off, but observers say it will strike ‘fear and a sense of inevitability in Taiwanese hearts and minds’

AFP

Taiwan crisis: what we've learned so far

Beijing (AFP) - China's live-fire drills around Taiwan –- which saw vessels encircle the democratically ruled island –- have offered an unprecedented insight into how Beijing may conduct a military campaign against its neighbour.

The Guardian - US

Pelosi’s ‘reckless’ Taiwan visit deepens US-China rupture – why did she go?

The speaker insisted she was promoting democracy but critics suggest a last hurrah before she loses the gavel in November

AFP

US-China relations risk long, deep freeze over Taiwan: experts

Washington (AFP) - The scale of China's military and political response to a visit to Taiwan by the top US lawmaker suggests the latest downturn in relations between the two superpowers could be deep and long-lasting, analysts say.

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