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Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US

The Guardian - AU

For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcome

Island breathes sigh of relief as fears recede that US could jettison longstanding support

The Guardian - UK

The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning

Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have started their high-profile summit in Beijing that is expected to focus on trade but also include the Iran war, technology and Taiwan

The Independent UK

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Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting

Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too close to China

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan opposition leader’s China visit will only serve Xi propaganda, experts warn

Cheng Li-wun’s trip to Beijing, the first by a Kuomintang leader in a decade, has sparked concerns it will be used by Xi Jinping to further his ‘One China’ and reunification agenda, experts tell Arpan Rai

The Independent UK

China launches live-fire drills around Taiwan simulating blockade of major ports

Taipei condemns exercise that Chinese army calls ‘a stern warning’ against separatist and external forces

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best theatre, musicals, dance and opera shows in Australia in 2025

Guardian Australia critics pick the best live stage experiences of the year, including Beetlejuice, The Talented Mr Ripley and a nude ode to literature

The Guardian - AU

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What – if anything – did Asian countries get out of Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour?

Uncertainty surrounds the signing of this week’s trade deals amid the failure to secure reciprocity from the US to cut tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan accuses China of breaching international law over drilling

Island’s government demands halt to Chinese oil and gas operations in its exclusive economic zone

The Guardian - UK

In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China's massive military show

Taiwan's government sees a massive military parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II as another example of military intimidation of the island that China claims as its own

The Independent UK

Attempt to unseat 24 ‘pro-China’ opposition politicians in Taiwan fails

Voters reject all the recall motions in a DPP-backed bid to unseat opposition MPs and gain a legislative majority

The Guardian - UK

Expectations low ahead of EU-China 50th anniversary summit in Beijing

The meeting of top Chinese and EU officials will be overshadowed by old grievances, even as Beijing tries to hit reset.

Al Jazeera

US losing ground to China due to Trump’s policies, Democrats warn

Sentiment towards the US is deteriorating even among Washington’s closest allies, according to Pew survey data.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Iran conflict exposed China’s ‘limited leverage’, say analysts

China called for a ceasefire. But despite its recent history of mediation in the region, its role was limited this time.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - AU

Malfunctions, overreactions and a steep learning curve: wargaming a Chinese attack on Taiwan

First civilian-led military simulation bringing together teams from the US, Taiwan and Japan revealed a series of potential vulnerabilities

Al Jazeera

China will talk trade, but US will need to make the first move, experts say

Beijing is in a stronger position than Washington to negotiate trade deal, analysts say.

AAP

Pioneering artist, 80, plays to his biggest crowd yet

Artist William Yang has been taking photographs since the 1970s, and will perform one of his groundbreaking monologues in front of his biggest audience ever.

The Guardian - AU

Olympic Games: Australians in action on day four in Paris

Full schedule of Australia’s hopes on the fourth day at Paris 2024 including swimming, basketball, canoe slalom and tennis

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The Guardian - AU

‘You were considered a circus freak’: the long road from the Flying Bats to the Matildas

The days of patronising referees and players deemed ‘unconventional’ are in the past as Australian fans embrace women’s football

The Conversation

From joyous celebration to the depths of grief: the new orthodoxy of the Archibald prize is there is no orthodoxy

About 50 years ago an unknown artist entered a portrait of the artist Russell Drysdale in the Archibald Prize. They had painted the artist as a craggy head, emerging from the landscape. The gallery trustees, who knew Drysdale well, loved it – but it was never hung. In their collective…

The News Lens

How To Report on China From Outside the Country

As Chinese authorities are pushing out foreign journalists, many of them have relocated to Taiwan.

The Conversation

Illegal Sydney warehouse parties, lives lost to AIDS, and gay liberation: photographer William Yang captured it all

Review: William Yang’s Sydneyphiles Reimagined, State Library of New South Wales.

ABC News

Homosexuality wasn't decriminalised in Queensland until 1991, but the state has a long and rich queer history

A growing numbers of queer people now live openly in Queensland, according to the 2021 Census. But it's been a long road to acceptance and equal rights.

ABC News

William Yang among new stars to emerge at national swimming titles

With Kyle Chalmers sitting out of the event in Adelaide, 23-year-old William Yang seizes his chance to win the men's 100m freestyle crown at the national championships.

AAP

Simpson DQ'd in freestyle at Aussie titles

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown is again a pacesetter but Cody Simpson has been disqualified from a freestyle event at the Australian championships.

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