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Author: Zane Small

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a warning to Asia Pacific nations not to "relapse into the confrontation and division of the Cold War era" during his APEC address. 

The President was the second world leader after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to speak at the APEC CEO Summit, hosted in Auckland. Media were alerted late on Wednesday night that Xi Jinping would speak in the opening session. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/apec-chinese-president-xi-jinping-warns-asia-pacific-nations-against-confrontation-and-division-of-the-cold-war-era.html
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Author: Agence France-Presse

China has built what appear to be full-scale outlines of American warships including an aircraft carrier, satellite imagery showed, possible targets to practice striking some of the most potent US weapons deployed in the Pacific.

The US Navy’s carrier battle groups — centered around massive aircraft carriers — are among the most powerful weapons in the American arsenal.

Article: https://www.defencetalk.com/satellites-spot-us-warship-mock-ups-at-apparent-china-weapons-range-77481/
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Author: Associated Press

A court in Myanmar sentenced two members of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party to 90 years and 75 years in prison on Tuesday (local time) after finding them guilty of corruption, their lawyer said

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/09/myanmar-court-sentences-arrested-politicians-to-75-90-years/
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Author: Assosiated Press

Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a US congressional delegation to the island.

The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty", China's Defence Ministry said in an announcement Tuesday (local time) that gave no details on the timing, participants and location of the exercises.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/300451522/chinese-military-forces-hold-exercises-near-taiwan-in-response-to-us-visit
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Author: Lucy Craymer

Increasing numbers of Chinese war planes have flown into Taiwan’s airspace in recent weeks, raising questions about the island’s future. Why does this matter, and should New Zealanders care? National Correspondent Lucy Craymer explains.

Tensions in the Taiwan Strait increased markedly last month, when both China and Taiwan celebrated their national days, fuelling fears that Beijing could – as Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly hinted – move to take the island by force.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/explained/300439237/why-china-wants-to-take-control-of-taiwan-and-why-new-zealand-should-care
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Author: Reuters

The Pentagon on Wednesday sharply increased its estimate of China's projected nuclear weapons arsenal over the coming years, saying Beijing could have 700 warheads by 2027 and possibly 1,000 by 2030.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/china-s-nuclear-arsenal-to-sharply-increase-us-predicts-amid-fresh-concern-over-potential-taiwan-takeover.html
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Author: Associated Press

Islamic State militants set off an explosion at the entrance to a military hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, a senior Taliban official said.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/02/isis-attack-on-kabul-hospital-leaves-7-dead-16-wounded/
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