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Did you know that South Korea exports more to the US now than it does to China?

Actually, it isn't alone. A lot of Asian countries, due to supply chain reshuffling and also geopolitics and industrial policies, are exporting now more to US than China.

Why is…

This is the first European citizen convicted under Hong Kong's National Security Law - Joseph John has been sentenced to five years in prison for publishing posts advocating HK freedom on social media.

5 yrs for expressing views online.

I used to love watching this guy perform. nytimes.com/2024/04/10/wor…

'Overseas Indians sent home a record $29 billion by way of remittances in the December quarter'

'survey on remittances conducted by the RBI showed that the US is the largest source of remittances, accounting for 23%...flows from the Gulf region declined'
economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/invest/ove…

In 2021, the US had to push Japanese PM Suga to mention Taiwan in a joint statement for 1st time since 1969. Biden-Kishida statement mentions Taiwan and has lots more tough language related to China that illustrates the dramatic shift in Japan

China car export momentum gathers more speed - now looking like an unstoppable freight train.

caixinglobal.com/2024-04-10/chi…

For people who have been following the shipyard repair story, the Biden-Kishida Fact Sheet is eye candy.

The Pentagon wants to repair in Japan not only forward-deployed ships in Yokosuka and Sasebo, but also ships with home ports in the U.S. and Guam.
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Inter…

Evidence from the damning Canadian inquiry into foreign interference....

They repeat the same lies, over and over.

Oil, gas, and renewable production are at all-time highs under Biden.

I profiled John Garnaut, the former China journalist-cum-Australian government official who contributed to a global China policy shift. Now, he is teaming up with Matt Pottinger & reinventing himself as a China whisperer for the private sector:

thewirechina.com/2024/04/07/the…

'Australia’s resilience owed much to its economic flexibility (but) perhaps less appreciated is the country’s other strength, a degree of policy coherence and political consensus which resisted attempts by Beijing to bully and sow division.'

It is five months since award winning #journalist Minnie Chan last filed a story. Her current & former colleagues as well as fellow #journalist s from Bloomberg, CNN International, New York Times World, AFP News Agency continue to be deeply concerned for her welfare and hope she is ok.

#AUKUS

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Turkey's main opposition party managed to defeat the ruling alliance, delivering the biggest election defeat of Erdogan's career. Despite an uneven playing field, gov't candidates have lost even in conservative strongholds. This is CHP's best results since the 1977 elections.

“This is a product made for one customer but sent to another customer.' The incredible saga of the writing the official history of the Qing Dynasty and Xi's demand for changes: wsj.com/world/china/xi…

A strong whiff of the 1980s for the US-Japan alliance - blocking economic deals (Nippon Steel) and enhancing security ties: ft.com/content/df9999…

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'Wang told Keating Dutton had turned up unannounced to his discussion with opposition spokesman Simon Birmingham, and that he made a number of positive comments about the relationship.' Interesting nugget in James Curran story: afr.com/policy/foreign…

How South Korea’s weapons industry is going global?
South Korea is now the world’s 9th-largest arms exporter, with its exports up 74% in 5 years from 2018 to 2022.
Nikkei: lp.asia.nikkei.com/lp/nl_campaign…