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The unusual deployment by three navy ships over the past month has prompted a debate in Australia about its aging fleet and reliance on the United States.

Ministers must cover full costs of championing western values abroad, senior BBC figures to argue
Ministers must take on the full costs of the BBC’s World Service to counter an “aggressive” disinformation drive by Russia around the globe, BBC bosses are preparing to argue.
Amid concerns about the scale of state-backed content after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, senior BBC figures believe it is “undeniable” that the government should shoulder the costs of championing “western values” via the financially strained World Service.

The striking growth of China’s shipbuilding industry — commercial and military — poses national security concerns for the United States, analysts say.

Rep. Ashley Hinson is reintroducing a bill aimed at tackling China's trade crimes and establishing a DOJ task force focused on investigating and prosecuting them.

Xi Jinping wants China to surpass rivals as a tech superpower, undeterred by economic woes or trade wars. Critics ask if this focus neglects struggling citizens.

Chinese-American actor Daniel Wu has launched English teaching accounts on Chinese social media platforms including Douyin and Xiaohongshu (RedNote) to promote his English courses priced at 398 yuan ...

Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
Nearly every country on Earth has dirtier air than doctors recommend breathing, a has found.
Only seven countries met the World Health Organization’s guidelines for tiny toxic particles known as PM2.5 last year, according to analysis from the Swiss air quality technology company IQAir.

New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of Tibet
The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago.
Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after the 89-year-old’s death, he writes in Voice for the Voiceless, which was reviewed by Reuters and is being released on Tuesday.

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out
Australia’s chances of escaping America’s global steel and aluminium tariffs appear all but extinguished, with the US president reconfirming his commitment to a comprehensive tariff regime he argues will be “the greatest thing we’ve ever done as a country”.
“We’re going to take in hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs, and we’re going to become so rich, you’re not going to know where to spend all that money,” on board Air Force One flying from Florida to Washington DC.

China plans to invest more than a trillion dollars as it races against the US to rule advanced tech.

Social media company considered letting Beijing control content for access to its lucrative market, BBC told.

President suspended implementation of law ordering app to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face US ban
said on Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring , with the -owned app facing an uncertain future in the country.
A US law has ordered TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or be banned in the United States. Asked on Sunday if there was going to be a deal on TikTok soon, Trump told reporters: “It could be.”