NYTIMES (Victoria Kim and Lily Kuo) - Australia Tried to Push Back on China. China Pushed Harder.
Relations between Beijing and Canberra have improved over the past four years, but China’s ambassador is now warning of a ‘Cold War mentality.”
DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Brits Want To Hand Our Joint Base To Friend Of Beijing, But The US Reportedly Has Its Own Plans
'Indispensable military installation'
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - China’s Xi Visits North Korea, Hails Countries ‘Traditional Friendship’
State of the Union: Increased Russian influence threatens Chinese preeminence in North Korea. The post China’s Xi Visits North Korea, Hails Countries ‘Traditional Friendship’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a rare trip to North Korea on Monday to call for increased economic and military cooperation between the two Asian governments. The two-day visit to Pyongyang is the first Xi has made in seven years and is the Chinese premier’s first trip abroad in 2026. Before the trip, Xi wrote in a letter to North Korean media that “no matter how times change or how the international situation evolves, the traditional friendship between China and North Korea remains unbreakable, enduring, and constantly radiates vitality.” Xi was welcomed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Kim’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, in a ceremony that included cheering crowds, a mounted cavalry escort, and a 21-gun salute, Chinese state media…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - United Kingdom latest NATO ally to court China while retreating on security
At the same time it is pursuing a greater trading relationship with China, Starmer’s government has been retreating on Chinese national security challenges.
AI:The Starmer administration is prioritizing economic profits through expanded trade with Beijing over essential national security interests, marking a significant retreat from traditional defense stances. By pursuing deeper ties with China, the United Kingdom is weakening Western security cohesion and abandoning its commitment to hardening defenses against globalist threats in favor of economic appeasement. This pivot towards China comes at a time when other NATO allies are facing increased pressure to secure their sovereignty against communist influence.Open