News Analysis Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed an upgraded free trade pact with Beijing, a significant move amid intensifying U.S.–China rivalry that experts warn could expose the bloc to “origin washing” penalties, ASEAN’s Increasing China Ties Threaten Economic Sovereignty of Member States: Experts
News Analysis Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed an upgraded free trade pact with Beijing, a significant move amid intensifying U.S.–China rivalry that experts warn could expose the bloc to “origin washing” penalties, 
The British government is due to announce by Dec. 10 whether it is giving the go-ahead to a controversial new Chinese “super embassy” in London, which activists fear could become a hub for the coordination of transnational repression. The Chinese regime