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China links: PLA spying, India, gay marriage, South China Sea, Tiananmen and more

Published 11 Jun 2014 Follow @dvanderkley

A second PLA unit has been publicly implicated in online spying. This could just be the tip of the iceberg — the NSA is investigating more than 20 hacking groups in China, over half of which are PLA units.
China's Foreign Ministry gives its explanation of the CNOOC oil rig deployment.
Hong Kong refuses to permit gay marriage at the British Consulate in HK. Mainland China allows it.
During his visit to India, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is willing to settle its border dispute with India.
SCMP reports that Li Keqiang is becoming frustrated with resistance to reform.
Staying with the SCMP: a submission has reportedly been made to the central government to build an artificial island at Fiery Cross Reef, currently a PLA outpost in the Spratly Islands. This follows a recent Philippine protests that large scale reclamation was underway on another PLA outpost, Johnson South Reef.
Vietnamese and Philippine troops got together on a disputed island in the South China Sea to play sport and drink beer in a display of unity on Sunday.
The Australian ABC's Foreign Correspondent program delivered a worthwhile half-hour show on Tiananmen events as viewed by staff members of the Australian Embassy in 1989. Preview below:

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