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1. US to slash size of diplomatic mission in China by 10%: sources
The United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10 per cent, according to people familiar with the situation. US diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong as well as local employees might be given notice as early as Friday in an unprecedented round of downsizing, the Post has learned.
2. Why Canada must engage China to ease US trade pressure. And why it won’t happen
Canada will have to engage China if it wants to ease mounting pressure from the Trump administration, according to a Canadian professor of international relations. He says it is essential for his country to have ‘more activities’ with Chinese partners.
3. ‘Unsafe and irresponsible’: US weighs in on China-Philippines aerial encounter
The US has accused China of “unsafe and irresponsible” action during a close encounter between a PLA helicopter and a Philippine plane over the South China Sea on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Washington also pledged continued support for American allies to ensure a “free and open Indo-Pacific”.