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- 1Bildt skips Shangri-La Dialogue for Tallinn cybersecurity meeting●Sorry to miss #SLD17 and Singapore this year. Always interesting. But priority Tallinn, cybersecurity and @theGCSC . htt
Former Swedish prime minister and foreign minister Carl Bildt says he will miss this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, an annual Asia security summit where North Korea is expected to dominate discussions. He is instead prioritising Tallinn, where he is involved with the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace and cybersecurity matters.
- 2Carl Bildt mocks Theresa May's internet regulation plans●I’m sure China, Russia, Iran and some others will applaud Theresa May’s intention to control and limit the internet. htt
Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt criticised Theresa May's proposal to regulate and limit the internet, introduced after the London Bridge terror attack. He sarcastically suggested that China, Russia and Iran would applaud the UK plan, implying it echoes the internet controls of authoritarian states. The remark fuels debate over whether stricter online regulation in the name of security undermines liberal democratic principles.
- 3China moves to scrap presidential term limits●“Regions, departments and members of the party and the public have unanimously called for the rules on presidential term
Chinese state media reports that regions, departments, party members and the public have unanimously called for revising constitutional rules on presidential term limits, a move that would allow President Xi Jinping to stay in power beyond two terms. Critics abroad, including former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt, have reacted with sarcasm, calling the claimed unanimous support implausible and warning of a major reversal of political reform.
- 4EU states give conditional backing to seven-year investment agreement●”According to people with knowledge of the talks, the comprehensive investment agreement, which has been seven years in
A comprehensive investment agreement, seven years in the making, has won widespread but conditional backing from most EU member states, according to people with knowledge of the talks. The deal, widely understood to be the agreement with China, now faces conditions before full approval. Former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt highlighted the report, and the news is drawing attention among European policy observers.