Morning Briefing Asia

Xi Says Friendship Is ‘Right Choice’ for China and India

Narendra Modi meets Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China on Aug. 31.

Photographer: Indian Press Information Bureau/Anadolu

Good morning. Modi says China and India will resume direct flights as Xi touts friendship. Protests prompt Indonesia to revoke lawmakers’ perks. And a peek inside the first major airport built in Australia in 50 years. Listen to the day’s top stories.