CHINA

1. China & Taiwan will ‘surely be reunified’: Xi Jinping’s 2024 New Year message

https://mothership.sg/2024/01/xi-jinping-new-year-message-china-taiwan-surely-reunified/

2. Why China-U.S. communication matters for the world

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-29/Why-China-U-S-communication-matters-for-the-world-1pTRWDeVqP6/p.html

3. What Does It Really Mean for Europe to ‘De-Risk’ Its Relationship with China?

https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-does-it-really-mean-europe-de-risk-its-relationship-china

4. Australian barley is back in China after Beijing scraps tariffs

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/12/31/2003811389

5. China’s solar sector steams ahead of EU and US

https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-solar-sector-steams-ahead-of-eu-and-us/a-67846128

6. China Ice & Snow tourism promotion season launched in Pakistan

https://www.nation.com.pk/29-Dec-2023/china-ice-snow-tourism-promotion-season-launched-in-pakistan

7. Xi tells Biden that China willing to work with US for stable relationship

https://www.trtworld.com/asia/xi-tells-biden-that-china-willing-to-work-with-us-for-stable-relationship-16483468

8. China to further strengthen implementation of monetary policy: PBOC

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-29/China-to-further-strengthen-implementation-of-monetary-policy-PBOC-1pVpcsJcju0/p.html

CENTRAL ASIA

1 Chairmanship of CSTO passed from Belarus to Kazakhstan

https://en.trend.az/casia/kazakhstan/3844534.html

2 Azerbaijan takes over chairmanship in GUAM

https://www.azernews.az/nation/219799.html

3 Iran, Azerbaijan launch cross-border bridge to ease transit of goods

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493120/Iran-Azerbaijan-launch-cross-border-bridge-to-ease-transit-of

4 Dushanbe hosts Iran-Tajikistan Joint Economic Committee meeting

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/493005/Dushanbe-hosts-Iran-Tajikistan-Joint-Economic-Committee-meeting

5 Kyrgyzstan ratifies protocol on peacekeeping activities of CSTO

https://24.kg/english/283522__Kyrgyzstan_ratifies_protocol_on_peacekeeping_activities_
of_CSTO/

6 Turkmenistan eyes advancing defense cooperation with Türkiye

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/turkmenistan-eyes-advancing-defense-cooperation-with-turkiye

EAST ASIA

1. Japan to Expand Scallop Exports to S. Korea, EU

https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?Seq_Code=182664&lang=e

2. US overtakes China as South Korea’s top export market for the first time in 2 decades in December

https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3246874/us-overtakes-china-south-koreas-top-export-market-first-time-2-decades-december

3. UK, Japan, and Italy propel GCAP to new heights with stealth fighter treaty

https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/uk-japan-and-italy-propel-gcap-to-new-heights-with-stealth-fighter-treaty/

4. China set to beat Japan to become No. 1 auto exporter

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/China-set-to-beat-Japan-to-become-No.-1-auto-exporter

5. Malaysia’s economy to accelerate in 2024: expert

https://en.vietnamplus.vn/malaysias-economy-to-accelerate-in-2024-expert/275387.vnp

6. China set to beat Japan to become No. 1 auto exporter

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/China-set-to-beat-Japan-to-become-No.-1-auto-exporter