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Dewey Sim
Dewey Sim
Senior Reporter, China
Dewey Sim is a reporter for the China desk covering Beijing's foreign policy. He was previously writing about Singapore and Southeast Asia for the Post's Asia desk. A Singapore native, Dewey joined the Post in 2019 and is a graduate of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

Beijing is a reliable friend and sincere partner for countries in Africa, Xi Jinping tells visiting Angolan President Joao Lourenco.

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Wang used his appearance in front of the world’s media to criticise US ‘tactics to suppress China’ and warn against support for Taiwanese independence

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In meeting with German foreign policy adviser Jens Plotner, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi calls on Berlin to avoid ‘de-sinicisation’ as Brussels plans to strengthen foreign investment screening and tighten controls on tech exports to rivals.

In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at Beijing’s response to the Israel-Gaza war and the Red Sea crisis following attacks by Houthi rebels that have disrupted global shipping.

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Questions have been raised about the former general’s possible role in 1998 anti-Chinese riots, but analysts believe he will want strong ties with Beijing.

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Manasseh Sogavare alarmed Canberra and the US by signing a security pact with China, but has pledged to adopt a ‘friends to all’ approach to foreign policy.

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Beijing ’wants to stop the war’, Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis says, though there is no ‘immediate answer’ on whether Chinese President Xi Jinping will join Swiss-hosted peace summit.

Top Iranian naval official reportedly confirms joint exercise will be held before end of March as US-led coalition launches new strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Official statements after Wang Yi and Jake Sullivan meet in Bangkok make no mention of attacks in key maritime corridor, with one analyst calling the issue ‘too important to avoid’ but ‘too sensitive to mention’.

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Beijing has called for an end to the attacks on the ships and expressed concern over the escalating situation but is unlikely to play a bigger role, affecting its global standing, analysts say.

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US envoy Jake Sullivan expected to use meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to reapply pressure on Beijing over the Iran-backed militias.

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Noted professor Zheng Yongnian says Taiwan is a ‘core’ issue in US-China ties, but ‘not the whole story’, as he urges salami slicing tactics from Beijing to push for reunification.

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All eyes will be on Beijing’s reaction to the victory of someone it sees as a hardcore separatist and the issue threatens to further cloud relations with the US.

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Foreign minister says Beijing is open to maintaining contact and talks, in phone call with his counterpart Melanie Joly. Relations have been strained in recent years, including over accusations of Chinese meddling in Canadian elections.

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Senior North Korean diplomat visits Beijing – one of the only high-ranking Pyongyang officials to do so since Covid-19 pandemic – as China bolsters relations in the region to counter external threats.

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Speakers at an event discussing the relationship view recent developments as positive but warn that events such as Taiwan’s election could strain ties.

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Plans to expand the scope of surveillance powers highlight a shift in focus to cybersecurity and the role of states like China, according to one analyst.

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While meeting Philippine foreign undersecretary Theresa Lazaro on Monday, Huang Xilian says China has ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over islands in disputed waterway.

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