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Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott sees a chance to ‘start building relationships’ damaged by trade and human rights disputes
The Business Council of Australia has hailed the Albanese government’s “tremendous reset” with China as a breakthrough meeting was planned for Tuesday between the Australian prime minister and the Chinese president on the sidelines of the G20.
The BCA’s chief executive, Jennifer Westacott, told journalists on Monday night that Labor’s with Indonesia and Pacific countries, and the “tremendous reset announced today with China”, was creating opportunity “for business to come in behind … and start building those business-to-business relationships”.

Taiwan, trade, Ukraine and the climate crisis among issues discussed when presidents of US and China met
At the G20 summit in Bali, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held as leaders, in an attempt to reduce tensions over Taiwan and trade that have sent US-China ties to their lowest level in decades. Here are the five key takeaways:

has said he does not believe has any 'imminent' plans to invade Taiwan, but objected to its 'coercive and increasingly aggressive actions' towards the island in his first in-person meeting with  since they became leaders. Speaking after they met on Monday at a luxury resort hotel in Bali, Indonesia, where they are attending the  summit, Biden said he and the Chinese leader had been 'candid and clear' with each other on subjects ranging from Taiwan to trade. The meeting, which lasted more than three hours, was seen as an attempt to reduce tensions that have brought US-China relations to their lowest ebb in decades

US leader says he and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, had ‘candid and clear’ talks at G20 summit in Bali
Joe Biden has said he does not believe China has any “imminent” plans to invade Taiwan, but objected to its “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward the island in his first in-person meeting with Xi Jinping since they became leaders.
Speaking after they met on Monday at a luxury resort hotel in Bali, Indonesia, where they are attending the G20 summit, Biden said he and the Chinese leader had been “candid and clear” with each other on subjects ranging from Taiwan to trade.

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Glory to Hong Kong, linked to 2019 protest movement, played in South Korean stadium at start of rugby sevens game
Hong Kong’s government has strongly criticised a rugby sevens tournament after a song from the city’s protest movement was played in place of the Chinese national anthem during a match in South Korea.
Hong Kong said it “strongly deplores and opposes” the playing of a song associated with “violent protests” and the pro-independence movement in 2019, when the Chinese national anthem, March of the Volunteers, should have been played.

Lloyd Suh’s play was inspired by a real-life figure, Afong Moy, who was brought from China to New York in 1834 at age 14 and put on display in a museum.

At the first in-person meeting between Biden and Xi, an American journalist reportedly got shoved after asking about human rights.

Cardiovascular disease rates differ among Asian American subgroups but are rising faster for most of them than for white adults, new research from Northern California suggests. Only people of Japanese ...

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