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Chinese public will be wary of living with COVID-19

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CHINA

This comes after weeks of protests against enforcement of the policies and worsening economic data. The government did not prepare the public for the sudden policy transition…

Bangladesh faces stormy lead-up to elections

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BANGLADESH

The next general election is expected in January. The health of BNP leader Khaleda Zia, under house arrest, is reportedly deteriorating seriously. Separately, the United States…

Abe's US visit tightens alliance ties

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JAPAN/US

This is the first state visit extended to a Japanese prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi's in 2006 under the George W Bush administration. Abe was awarded the honour on April…

New Mexico-China deals will boost investment and trade

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MEXICO/CHINA

Mexico-China trade and investment links.

China’s control of rare earths will take a new form

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CHINA

Ten years after first imposing export restrictions on these metals, China's dominance has shifted but not waned. President Xi Jinping's visit to a rare earth magnet factory at the…

Panama’s China shift may threaten Taiwanese diplomacy

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LATIN AMERICA/TAIWAN

The visit follows Panama’s June 12 announcement that it had cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of establishing official relations with China -- the first such change in the…

Japan and Russia set on hard task of normalising ties

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RUSSIA/JAPAN

Abe's government pursues a policy of expanding economic cooperation with Russia as a route to resolving the Southern Kuril/Northern Territories dispute and signing a bilateral…

Malaysian government to push India ties

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MALAYSIA

This follows his five-day visit to India, which concluded on April 5.

US president’s UK visit is likely to be ‘placeholder’

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US/UK

This comes as US foreign policy, especially towards China and Iran, is forcing some political tightrope-walking for US partners. It also comes as UK Prime Minister Theresa May…

Brazil's Lula will face foreign policy conundrum

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BRAZIL

Fernandez’s last-minute visit was arranged during an April 27 phone conversation. Lula promised to explore ways to help finance Brazilian exports to Argentina, endangered by…