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1. Trump’s Golden Dome: will the numbers add up to deter China in the Indo-Pacific?
The planned defence system could make it harder for the PLA to strike US bases like those in Guam and Okinawa, or warships trying to defend Taiwan.
2. Beijing sanctions South China Sea legal claim architect Francis Tolentino
China has sanctioned the former Senate majority leader of the Philippines Francis Tolentino, a key ally of the Southeast Asian country’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on South China Sea issues.
3. China offers tax refund to French cognac makers amid EU brandy probe: source
Beijing has extended an olive branch to French cognac producers by promising a “significant” tax refund if they cooperate with its anti-dumping investigation into European Union brandy sold in China, according to an industry source with knowledge of the matter.