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China's Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia to assert power and rival U.S. influence

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

WEKU

As US watches on, China-Saudi relations grow in importance

Chinese President Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia to much fanfare, unlike the low-key welcome afforded to US President Biden.

Al Jazeera

Sudan Forum Affirms Strong Arab-Chinese Relations

Ambassadors of Arab countries in Khartoum called for deepening Arab-Chinese relations, stressing the mutual strategic interests between Arab countries and Beijing and the importance of pushing them to the highest level of comprehensive cooperation. Khartoum hosted on Wednesday a forum on the "Arab-Chinese Summit: Current Challenges and Future Prospects" ahead…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China's looser anti-COVID measures met with relief, caution

A day after China announced the rollback of some of its most stringent COVID-19 restrictions, people across the country are greeting the news with a measure of relief but also caution, as many wait to see how the new approach will be implemented

The Independent UK

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

Fortune

Xi Hopes for a Shift in Relations between China, Arabs

Chinese President Xi Jinping began Wednesday a state visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, where he was first met Riyadh Governor Prince Faisal bin Bandar and several Saudi officials. Beijing said Xi's visit is China's "most important…

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Won’t tolerate any unilateral change in LAC: S Jaishankar in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: India will not tolerate any unilateral change in the status quo at LAC and bilateral ties with China will not become normal until Beijing stops seeking the same, reiterated external affairs minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to queries by MPs after his suo motu…

The Times of India

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China's Xi on 'epoch-making' visit to Saudi as Riyadh chafes at U.S. censure

Chinese President Xi Jinping began a visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that Beijing said marked its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond a long-standing partnership with the West.

Reuters

EU takes China to WTO over Lithuania trade dispute

The European Union has announced that it's begun legal action at the World Trade Organization against China over what it says are import restrictions Beijing has imposed on Lithuania

The Independent UK

Penny Wong's Washington DC speech to focus on US engagement with Asia and avoiding conflict with China

Senator Wong will urge the Biden administration to ramp-up economic engagement with Asia, while pressing Beijing to back Mr Biden's call for "guardrails" to avoid potential US-China conflict.

ABC News

Dissident artist Weiwei says China unrest won't alter regime

Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict COVID-19 policy

The Independent UK

China Stresses Comprehensive Development Partnership with Saudi Arabia

International attention is turned to the Saudi capital, which is hosting the first qualitative summit that brings China together with Gulf and Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, amid extremely complex geopolitical conditions. The Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chen Weiqing, stressed that Beijing was ready to deploy joint efforts…

Asharq Al-Awsat

These are the 10 new Covid rules China will follow on path to reopening

BEIJING: China announced 10 new measures for dealing with Covid-19 on Wednesday, accelerating its shift away from the zero-tolerance stance that has kept the country isolated from the rest of the world and devastated the economy over the last three years.

The Times of India

China may reopen soon—but 'millions' of new COVID cases will disrupt its economic recovery

Analysts are warning of a "bumpy," "zigzagging" recovery since China's COVID cases and deaths will likely spike.

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China: Jiang Zemin's death officially buries Deng Xiaoping era of fast reforms

Sirens wailed across China as the Communist Party eulogised late leader Jiang Zemin Tuesday, hailing him as a patriot who "dedicated his life" to the country. But the official press didn't elaborate much on his economic feats – institgated by Jiang's patron Deng Xiaoping, the man who opened China up…

The Times of India

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

BEIJING: China on Wednesday announced a broad loosening of Covid restrictions, saying some positive cases can now quarantine at home and scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.

Al Jazeera

China’s trade plunges to lowest level since 2020 amid COVID curbs

Imports fell 10.6 percent in November while exports dropped 8.7 percent, according to customs data.

Reuters

'We're going to be free': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but sparked protests and hobbled the world's second-largest economy.

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The Guardian - US

Saudi Arabia readies full state pageantry for Xi Jinping visit

Chinese president’s three-day trip to Riyadh will lead to a ‘strategic agreement’ between the authoritarian powers

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan foreign minister: China may scapegoat us over Covid protests

Joseph Wu backs Chinese protesters but says Beijing ‘might try to create external crisis to divert domestic attention’

The News Lens

China Begins to Revive Arctic Scientific Ground Projects After Setbacks

Arctic researchers say China recently has sent and announced plans to imminently send several people to its two most important scientific outposts in Norway and Iceland after lengthy absences of Chinese scientists from both sites.

Tribune News Service

Xi is expected in Riyadh as the Middle East looks beyond America

Two months after snubbing U.S. President Joe Biden’s pleas for oil, Saudi Arabia is rolling out the red carpet for his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

Axios

Beijing no longer requires negative COVID test to enter many public spaces

For the first time, state media began portraying COVID-19 as a less serious illness that typically causes only mild symptoms.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese students protest as university locks down over one Covid case

Footage shows large protest at Nanjing Tech University, as rules persist despite steps to ease zero-Covid policy

Reuters

Eye of the storm: Taiwan at the centre of Sino-U.S. tensions

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in August in defiance of Chinese warnings for the trip not to take place.

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