Asian Insider: US-China agree to expand military talks | Spreading the word on Cantonese

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This week, we have two articles discussing the state of Chinese overseas investment. In one, Vikram Khanna argues that the US should welcome foreign direct investment from Beijing. And in the other, Nirmala Ganapathy reports that India’s policymakers are considering whether to relax restrictions on Chinese investments.

Over in Beijing, talks between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi concluded with an agreement to expand military-to-military contact and hold a second round of talks on artificial intelligence cooperation. Mr Sullivan also met with President Xi Jinping, who told him that Beijing was committed to a stable relationship with Washington.

Turning to the young and educated, read about the funding fears of Australia’s universities as Canberra caps international student numbers, while senior columnist Lin Suling posits that Asia’s youth will take to the streets if they’re not gainfully employed.

In the latest instalment of Letter from the Bureau, Magdalene Fung reports on Hong Kong natives who are making Cantonese more accessible to the world. Meanwhile, US bureau chief Bhagyashree Garekar asks if presidential candidate Kamala Harris can make America laugh again.