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Author: BBC

Australia is sending peace keeping troops to the Solomon Islands, as riots rocked the capital city of Honiara for a second day.

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Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59412000
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Author: Huileng Tan

Hours after it fined major conglomerate Far Eastern Group for a range of violations, China said it will punish enterprises and individuals who support Taiwan independence.

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Article: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/china-warning-companies-supporting-financing-taiwan-independence-2021-11
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COPENHAGEN, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Greenland said on Monday it has stripped a Chinese mining company of its licence to an iron ore deposit near the capital Nuuk, dealing a blow to attempts by Chinese companies to gain a foothold on the resource-rich Arctic island.

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Article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/greenland-strips-chinese-mining-firm-licence-iron-ore-deposit-2021-11-22/
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

China has sent a chilling warning to Australia after the country's Defence Minister said it would be "inconceivable" for them not to join the United States should they take action to defend Taiwan.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/chinese-state-media-sends-chilling-warning-to-australia-after-its-vow-to-defend-taiwan.html
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It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Saturday.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States and its allies would take unspecified "action" if China were to use force to alter the status quo over Taiwan.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/11/australia-would-join-united-states-in-defending-taiwan-if-necessary-peter-dutton.html
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Author: H I Sutton

A second suspected missile target in the shape of a U.S. aircraft carrier has been spotted in a rural Chinese desert, according to satellite photos obtained by USNI News.

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Article: https://news.usni.org/2021/11/09/second-u-s-aircraft-carrier-missile-target-spotted-in-chinese-desert
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Author: Dan Satherley & Ella Prendergast

The Prime Minister has rebuffed China's concerns of a trade division.

Jacinda Ardern chaired an APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting overnight, where they discussed COVID-19, the economic recovery from the pandemic and climate change.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/11/apec-leaders-reject-vaccine-nationalism-don-new-zealand-made-merino-wool.html
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Author: Barbara Dreaver

The Kiribati Government has decided to open up one of the world’s largest marine reserves to commercial fishing and de-register it as a World Heritage site.

The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) spans over 400,000 square kilometres and borders US waters.

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Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/11/11/fears-over-chinas-involvement-in-kiribatis-ditching-of-marine-reserve/
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  1. Chinese President Xi Jinping warns Asia Pacific nations against 'confrontation and division of the Cold War era'
  2. Satellites spot US warship mock-ups at apparent China weapons range
  3. Myanmar court sentences arrested politicians to 75-90 years
  4. Chinese military forces hold exercises near Taiwan