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Chinese businesses target Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions with US rise (www.ft.com)

Seems like we’re seeing a similar situation developing as with Russian oil exports. Chinese companies will sell components to third countries that will repackage them and sell them at a markup to the west. Then western politicians will tell western public that they’ve successfully decoupled from China....

UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly sacked after pointing gun at staff (www.channelnewsasia.com)

China surpasses US to become top export market for Korea (www.koreatimes.co.kr)

South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons [Reuters | June 2, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South.

While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels (www.abc.net.au)

Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)

Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes: Source (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Majority for EU chat control possible – Users who refuse scanning to be prevented from sharing photos and links (www.patrick-breyer.de)

China & Russia strengthen friendship, blasting Western 'neocolonialism' & US militarism (www.youtube.com)

‘An Uprising in the Making’: ‘Alberta’ Chiefs Say Oil Company’s Forceful Approach is an Attack on Treaty Rights (therealnews.com)

South Africa’s ruling ANC is on the brink of losing its majority in a landmark election result (apnews.com)

US mulls nuke cruise missiles on subs to deter China (asiatimes.com)

Basic training in Ukraine is barely covering the basics, commanders say (www.washingtonpost.com)

Study says Europeans fear migration more than climate change – DW – 05/08/2024 (www.dw.com)

Trump Supporters Fly U.S. Flags Upside Down To Protest Guilty Verdict in New York (apple.news)

Colin Kaepernick may have some thoughts on this.

How Biden’s China tariffs could hurt California (www.politico.com)

How America Inadvertently Created an ‘Axis of Evasion’ Led by China (www.wsj.com)

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Clean energy transitions are cheaper than the fossil-fueled path we are currently on (www.iea.org)

TikTok offered an extraordinary deal. The U.S. government took a pass. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Exit polls say ruling NDA expected to retain majority in Indian Parliamentary elections. (www.thehindu.com)

Following the last day of voting for the 2024 Indian Parliamentary elections, exit polls predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance would retain its majority, winning 340 - 401 seats compared to 353 in 2019. The main opposition INDIA alliance was expected to win 109 - 169 seats, up from 91 in...

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