Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his much-anticipated trip to China is about opening up engagement with the world power but denies he’ll be there as a ‘go-between’ for America. But the prime minister is heeding the warning of President Joe Biden, who is imploring Australia not to fully trust Beijing. Mr. Albanese will head to China on Saturday, in what will be the first time an Australian leader has visited the country since 2016. Asked about President Biden’s repeated warnings to be wary of Beijing during their time together in Washington this week, the prime minister said it was important Australia is able to add “guardrails” to its relationship with Beijing....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/no-go-betweens-in-albanese-breakthrough-china-trip-5518824
The sudden death of China’s former premier could aggregate the potential turmoil within the upper echelons of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leadership, researchers and analysts say. Li Keqiang, once China’s No. 2, suffered a “sudden heart attack” on Oct. 26, when he was visiting Shanghai, according to an obituary published by official news agency Xinhua. After “all rescue measures failed,” Mr. Li passed away just minutes past midnight on Oct. 27. Mr. Li’s sudden passing came after several mysterious disappearances and replacements of the regime’s senior officials, adding to speculation about political infighting within the Party’s ruling elites, according to analysts.... 
Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the Overseas-educated Scholars Association of China (OSAC) highlighted its function as a CCP-controlled organization to infiltrate the West, which has attracted international attention. Authorities in Beijing celebrated the 110th anniversary of the establishment of OSAC, also known as the Western Returned Scholars Association, on Oct. 21. Mr. Xi called on the association to “rally talent from around the world and pool strengths of creativity for the development of the cause of the Party and the country” in his letter. Mr. Xi also praised the association for its “contribution in uniting overseas Chinese students, calling on the association to continue to play its role as a talent pool in serving the country, a think tank of good ideas and proposals and a vital force in people-to-people diplomacy.”...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared ambitious plans to bolster the United States Navy if elected president at a capacity not seen in more than 40 years. Appearing at the Heritage Foundation on Oct. 27, the former Naval officer proposed a modernized “four-oceans navy” nearly 400 ships strong to the American voters. He called for a rapid expansion of the current number of ships, setting a goal for 355 ships by the end of his first term and 385 ships by the end of his second term–continuing his determination to serve two terms in the Oval Office–and to set his military branch on a course to become a 600-ship Navy within the next 20 years....