Welcome #Argentina as the 76th endorser of the Declaration Against #ArbitraryDetention in State-to-State Relations. Let’s continue to work together to protect #HumanRights .
Learn more about the Declaration ➡️ international.gc.ca/world-monde/is…

🇺🇸US sanctions 🇨🇳 #Chinese groups for supplying 🇷🇺 #Russian military. The PRC companies allegedly supplied drones, weapons and ammunition, chips, sensors and other military-related technology on.ft.com/4a7ehBT

🇸🇧🗳️ #SolomonIslands MPs choose former FM Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister. Likely means ties with 🇨🇳 #China will continue to deepen, but with lower risk of civil unrest and protest than if former PM Sogavare had been re-elected theguardian.com/world/2024/may…

China’s ties with Russia are growing more solid economist.com/china/2024/04/…

Pro-China leader Sogavare pulls out of Solomon Islands PM race - Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Pro-C…

🇨🇳China accounted for half of total military spending across the Asia and Oceania region. 2023 was the 29th consecutive year-on-year rise in China’s #MilitaryExpenditure .

Full analysis ➡️ doi.org/10.55163/BQGA2…

JUST RELEASED:

Research from AEI's Mackenzie Eaglen estimates that China's true military spending is $710.6 billion.

This calculation is 3x larger than Beijing's self-reported totals and several billion dollars higher than estimates from the US intelligence community.

‘Honeypots’ and influence operations: China’s spies turn to Europe on.ft.com/4bji9kx

To stop illegitimate forms of bullying and coercion, we need collective action, mutual support and technical expertise in trade, economics and more. This Department of State team is setting a great example that others should follow:

Realizing that beneath the dumpster fire I call China Twitter, there is a deeper hotter hell that is China Twitter for the others.

I recognize almost none of these accounts.

Feels like a pretty seismic week in EU-China relations. I get the feeling that we're not in Kansas anymore

Here is a summary of the major events that have happened, let me know if I missed any, bearing in mind it's still only lunchtime on Friday...

How can foreign governments prevent arbitrary detention or hostage taking of their citizens by the #CCP ? POLITICO asked, I answered: politico.eu/newsletter/chi…