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(China) China plans to expand free trade network, accelerate FTA talks (Global Times)

China has planned to expand its network of free trade and is willing to sign more free trade agreements (FTAs) with its trade partners...

(USA/Australia) US asks Australia to scrap tech laws (Reuters, Global Times)

Rules make country the first to force Facebook, Google to pay for news https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213504.shtml

(China) Chinese stock markets climb above 1% following US market surge upon Biden entering office (Global Times)

Chinese as well as other Asian stock markets rallied on Thursday morning, following US stocks' surge to new historic highs on Biden's inauguration day....

(China) China’s steel industry to advance carbon emission reduction efforts (Global Times)

China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) is advancing a series of carbon emission reduction programs to help fulfil China's commitment to green development, media...

(China/NYSE) China’s three telecom operators demand NYSE review delisting decision on first day of Biden presidency (Global Times)

China's three telecom operators - China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom - whose trading had been suspended from New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...

(Pakistan/Israel) Will Pakistan Capitalize on a New Opportunity to Work with Israel? (Michael Kugelman, The National Interest)

Islamabad now has a strong incentive to quietly increase its relations with Jerusalem in ways that fall short of normalization. But just because Pakistan has compelling...

(USA) Can Joe Biden Really Unify A Disunited America? (Rachel Bucchino, The National Interest)

What constitutes political unity? Republicans are likely to see it very differently from Biden on a variety of issues, including immigration and affirmative action. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/can-joe-biden-really-unify-disunited-america-176774

(USA) Inaugural Address: What Joe Biden Really Wants (Jacob Heilbrunn, The National Interest)

The enormity of the problems confronting him offers a big political opportunity. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/inaugural-address-what-joe-biden-really-wants-176762

(International Economics) Get ready for the emerging market bubble to burst (Desmond Lachman, The Bulwark, AEI)

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/get-ready-for-the-emerging-market-bubble-to-burst/

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