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China court declares virtual assets legal properties protected by law:…

A People’s Court in China published a report on the legality of virtual assets, analyzing the criminal law attributes of these digital assets. The court noted in its report that virtual assets under the current legal policy framework are still legal property and protected by law. The People’s Courts of the People’s Republic of China […]

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Tonga discusses debt with China, Australia’s Wong to visit

SYDNEY, June 1 (Reuters) – Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong will travel to the Pacific island kingdom of Tonga on Friday, days after her Chinese counterpart visited and discussed Tonga’s heavy debts to Beijing, Tonga’s government said. Wong will also visit Samoa for its 60th anniversary of independence celebrations, in her second visit to the […]

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U.S. concerned after China says it signs security pact with Solomon Islands

Children fish at a beach in central Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, on September 14, 2012.. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY/BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten concerns of […]

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China Looms Large as Blinken Heads to Australia, Fiji

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Australia Monday for Quad ministerial meetings to advance cooperation on issues including maritime security and cybersecurity, while pushing back against “aggression and coercion” in the Indo-Pacific region, the State Department said. The Quad refers to a security dialogue involving Australia, India, Japan and the […]

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JP Morgan subpoenaed in 2019 over Hunter Biden’s business deals in China

A grand jury subpoena was issued 17 months before the 2020 election for Hunter Biden’s bank transactions involving the Bank of China, a corruption watchdog has found, raising concerns that damaging material about then-candidate Joe Biden was hidden from voters. The order sent by the Department of Justice to JP Morgan Chase bank asked for […]

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Perception that France is ‘too soft’ on China fed Australia submarine dispute

Issued on: 21/09/2021 – 11:48 As France rages over last week’s Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defence deal that saw Canberra ditch multibillion-dollar submarine contracts, analysts suggest Paris should not have been so shocked – considering Australia’s desire for nuclear submarine technology is rooted in its fear of a Chinese threat, alongside a broader Anglophone perception that France’s China policy is […]

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Deal Between U.S., Britain And Australia Counters China But Angers France : NPR

A submarine deal between the U.S., U.K. and Australia counters China but has infuriated France, which had its own deal to sell subs canceled and is wary of U.S. aims. AILSA CHANG, HOST: The U.S. announced a deal with the U.K. and Australia yesterday to build nuclear-powered submarines together. But the deal is about a […]

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Australia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China

Australian and Chinese flags are seen at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song SYDNEY, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name aimed at countering China’s […]