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This account is no longer active. BBC China Correspondent, Beijing. Former Asia Pacific, Seoul and North America Correspondent.

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Bypassing a ceasefire is a blow to Europe. Continued fighting suits Russia and not Ukraine. But Trump reportedly raised Ukraine security guarantees “inspired by NATO’s article 5” If Russia keeps the land it’s taken, the whole weight of the West could prevent more being lost.
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Donald Trump on FOX: “I will tell you, you know, you have a very similar thing with President Xi of China and Taiwan, but I don’t believe there’s any way it’s going to happen as long as I’m here. We’ll see.” reuters.com/world/china/trum…

Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in office.

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Jonathan Head@pakhead15 Aug 2025
We get little news from Rakhine State, with almost no phone or internet access there. But the plight of its people is really grim as the siege by the AA of the few remaining military-controlled towns grinds on. bbc.com/news/articles/cdd3r8…

Myanmar: Fears of starvation in Rakhine as UN warns of 'disaster'

"There is no income. Most people survive now by eating boiled taro roots," one person told the BBC.

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Exclusive: Second senior Chinese diplomat detained for questioning, sources say reut.rs/4lpPRcz reut.rs/4lpPRcz

EXCLUSIVE: Second senior Chinese diplomat detained for questioning, sources say

A deputy to a prominent Chinese diplomat being questioned by authorities was also detained, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a further sign of uncertainty in the top echelons of...

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WW2: How the Nanjing massacre still haunts China-Japan relations - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/cp89ed…

Nanjing: How the massacre still haunts China-Japan relations

Eighty years after Japan was defeated, a wave of Chinese films about the occupation are fuelling memory and anger.

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My account of our team's year-long investigation into one small-boat smuggling gang's activities in France and the UK: bbc.com/news/articles/cly48n…

Cross-channel migrant-smuggling gang exposed by BBC undercover filming

Exclusive: Secret filming reveals smugglers' forest hideout and cash deals at UK train station.

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“China did not move an inch,” a senior EU official told @noahbarkin (as per Watching China newsletter this morning). “We expected [Chinese] to offer up some cosmetic concessions but even that didn’t happen.” Another EU official put it this way: “The Chinese have shifted gears. They are convinced that they managed the US. And they are confident that they will manage us even better.” ➡️ After Trump reversed the export controls of chips and denied Lai transit in the US, I look forward to seeing how the US will build a position of strength.
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Paul Danahar@pdanahar26 Jun 2025
A Brilliant achievement led by Andrew Harding and team, Jess Parker & team in Europe & Yogita Limaye’s team in South Asia.
The Emmys
@TheEmmys26 Jun 2025
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage – Short Form goes to Europe's Migration Crisis (@BBCWorld).
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Paul Danahar@pdanahar26 Jun 2025
BBC News wins its 2nd Emmy of the night for brilliant work by @sommervilletv Darren Conway, Yogita Limaye & team, and Jonathan Head’s team in Thailand.
The Emmys
@TheEmmys26 Jun 2025
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form goes to Myanmar's Civil War (@BBCWorld).
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U.S. warplanes have carried out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump21 Jun 2025
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Replying to @JChengWSJ @Lingling_Wei
If all goes well in the next couple of months, some people who are in-the-know in Beijing told me, the Xi leadership hopes it can even score a significant diplomatic win: a potential visit by Trump to China, perhaps as soon as September. wsjchina.cmail19.com/t/d-e-s…
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“You just shot the reporter”
9News Australia
@9NewsAUS9 Jun 2025
U.S. Correspondent Lauren Tomasi has been caught in the crossfire as the LAPD fired rubber bullets at protesters in the heart of Los Angeles. #9News LATEST: nine.social/YbJ
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Chinese state media have reported that President Trump and President Xi have talked on the phone. No further details at mo ..
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.@KaiserKuo: “The soft power cost is immeasurable. For decades, a degree from a U.S. university was the golden ticket, and not just for the prestige…It was often the start of a lifelong affinity for America, its values, and its people.” sinicapodcast.com/p/an-own-g…

An Own-Goal of Historic Proportions:

On Rubio, Student Visas, and America’s Strategic Folly

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@AFP22 May 2025
🇲🇳 VIDEO: Hundreds of young Mongolians turned out in the country's capital calling for the prime minister's resignation on allegations of corruption, a longstanding source of deep public anger in the landlocked democracy.

Young Mongolians demand PM resign over corruption claims

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Lili Pike@lili_pike21 May 2025
In 2021, China joined the Kigali Agreement, and pledged to stop emitting HFC-23, a climate super pollutant 14,700x stronger than CO2. The latest atmospheric readings show China is way off track, @mckennapr & I report in our deep dive: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/21…

China Claims It Slashed Emissions of a Major Super Pollutant. The Data Says Otherwise.

As of 2023, China continued to emit HFC-23 at high levels in violation of an international agreement.

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Brad Setser
@Brad_Setser9 May 2025
A bit more on China's April trade data. So did the tariffs bite? In some sense, no: exports grew 8% y/y, and the trade surplus continued to soar (driven by a rising surplus with places other than the US) 1/
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The Indian government says it has launched an attack on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyneele…

India and Pakistan blame each other for escalating military tensions

The neighbours accused each other of launching drones and missiles.

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Lee Ju-ho becomes acting president after a dramatic night saw Han Duck-soo resign to run for presidency and successor Choi Sang-mok suddenly quit to avoid impeachment. Lee pledges "fair election management" in unprecedented situation where Korea's 4th-in-line now leads nation.
Raphael Rashid
@koryodynasty1 May 2025
BREAKING: Choi Sang-mok resigns as finance minister just before parliament could vote to impeach him. With Han Duck-soo also resigning as acting president at midnight, power passes to next-in-line Lee Ju-ho, education minister, who becomes acting president. Total power chaos.
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Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz leaves post, US media reports bbc.in/438UeCS

Live updates: US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to leave post

The president says Waltz, who started the leaked Signal chat, will be nominated as US ambassador to the UN and be temporarily replaced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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