Will Glasgow
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North Asia correspondent @Australian | [email protected]
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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/Will+Glasgow 06-09-2011 06:21:21
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In today’s China Daily:
“Members of the People’s Liberation Army Navy perform in front of a domestically built guided-missile destroyer… in Shanghai during the PLA Navy’s 75th founding anniversary celebrations.”
What did they sing?
1/A year ago, Chinese scientists published data from samples collected at a Wuhan market at the heart of the COVID outbreak - startling many, given it happened years ago. Then the data got retracted.
Maria Cheng and I tried to find out why. Our findings:
apnews.com/article/china-…
I love this teleprompter story in Michael Smith’s sign off piece.
He’s been a star on the round — first in Shanghai, finally in Tokyo, with a stint in diplomatic protection in-between. Go well! afr.com/world/asia/jap…
Commander-in-chief Xi Jinping, and a big flag, on the front of today’s China Daily with some PLA news:
“The announcement also marked the first time China has confirmed the existence of the Space Force and the Cyberspace Force…”
This weekend’s Financial Times Life & Arts front page is an essay from me on how my family came to the UK, my forthcoming book (link in bio!), and the untold human stories of China’s economic boom - plus some 90s baby pics for good measure 📸 on.ft.com/3U00uHo
Here’s New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on China, relations with Canberra and more in today’s The Australian:
“Our view is that AUKUS is very good for our region,” says the Kiwi PM theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/shaki…
The deepening of 🇨🇳🇷🇺 alignment is one of the most consequential geopolitical outcomes of Russia's war against Ukraine. How so, and why is this important? I wrote about it in a new essay for Foreign Affairs. Some key takeaways in a🧵1/20 foreignaffairs.com/china/putin-an…
Beijing to Canberra and Back (25 Mar. to 7 Apr.):
1️⃣ 🇨🇳 removes 🍷 duties + trade restrictions on 🦞 & 🥩 to go
2️⃣ 🇦🇺 likely to maintain cautious 🇨🇳 policy in 2024
3️⃣ What would 🇦🇺’s 🇨🇳 policy look like if the Coalition wins the next federal election?
beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/trade-relati…