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Ukraine Crisis Tests China-Russia Partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the US and its allies. Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this month fed speculation that a new alliance could form between the two great…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations

It was “the week that changed the world”. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing to reset their countries’ relations, which had been frozen for the previous two decades.

The Conversation

Journalists’ group ‘dismayed’ by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China says reporters tailed and manhandled by security despite assurances from Games officials

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Xi counts some diplomatic wins after polarizing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics ended Sunday without a major protest, diplomatic incident, virus debacle or war in Ukraine. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, that’s about as good as could be expected.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies

The Independent UK

Anne congratulates Team GB athletes on ‘making country proud’ at Beijing games

The Princess Royal also paid tribute to Team GB’s women’s curling team who secured Britain’s only gold medal of the Olympics.

The Independent UK

Team GB fall short of Winter Olympic medal target despite curling continuing gold streak

Great Britain have struck gold at the last four Winter Games but UK Sport’s pre-Games target of three to seven medals was not met in Beijing

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Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022

Our writers pick their best moments, from Alexandra Trusova’s extraordinary rant to Erin Jackson’s groundbreaking gold

The Guardian - UK

Beijing avoided Olympics disaster

Controversy simmered, but didn't boil over.

Axios

Opinion: China’s Olympic Legacy Is About Becoming a Sporting Superpower

China is only at the beginning of its phenomenal winter sports growth, with the country set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest skiing nation by 2025

Caixin Global

China sanctions US defence contractors over Taiwan deal

China says it will sanction Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two U.S. defense contractors that previously faced sanctions, over arms sales to Taiwan

The Independent UK

£28m for just two medals as curling glory fails to mask Winter Olympics disappoointment for Team GB

As Team GB depart Beijing, they have their curlers to thank for a disaster averted, but once the glow of Eve Muirhead & Co.’s gold, as well as men’s silver, on the final weekend fades, it will be difficult to judge these Winter Olympics as much more than a disappointment.

Evening Standard

AP PHOTOS: Bye bye bubble — but 1 final zero-COVID reminder

Leaving the Winter Olympics brings one full circle with a final early morning visit to an eerily empty Beijing airport.

The Independent UK

Laser incident involving Chinese warship most serious in growing trend, ADF says

Scott Morrison says countries deserve explanation over ‘dangerous’ use of laser while Beijing tells Australia to ‘stop maliciously spreading disinformation’

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Asharq Al-Awsat

50 Years after Nixon Visit, US-China Ties as Fraught as Ever

At the height of the Cold War, US President Richard Nixon flew into communist China's center of power for a visit that, over time, would transform US-China relations and China's position in the world in ways that were unimaginable at the time. The relationship between China and the United States…

Reuters

To support births, Chinese capital Beijing adds fertility services to insurance coverage

Beijing will include more than a dozen fertility services in a government-backed medical insurance scheme for the Chinese capital, state media reported on Monday, supporting those seeking to have babies with China's birth rate at a record low.

Bangkok Post

Shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society

HONG KONG: Covert meetings, whispered threats, and mysterious phone calls –- warnings of reprisals by authorities from shadowy messengers are hounding Hong Kong's civil society as China flattens a pro-democracy movement.

Tribune News Service

Rachel Blount: Olympics contrasted success, safety, shortcomings, controversy

BEIJING – At Sunday's Closing Ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, the keynote speeches were stuffed with words like unity and togetherness and solidarity. While that wasn't surprising at an event that promotes shared ideals, it didn't reflect what made these Winter Games unique.

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The Independent UK

At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops

AAP

Injury forces O'Callaghan out of Paras

Jonty O'Callaghan is Australia's heartbreak story of the Beijing Winter Paralympics, with a broken collarbone ruling him out of his second Games.

The Guardian - UK

Fifty years on, ‘Nixon in China’ loses its sparkle in Beijing and Washington

The trip was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough at the time but now critics in the US question its wisdom

Reuters

Australia urges 'full investigation' into China naval laser incident, Beijing defends actions

Australia's prime minister said on Monday a Chinese naval vessel that pointed a laser at an Australian military aircraft was so close to Australia's coast that it could have been seen from the shore, and urged a full Chinese investigation.

The Guardian - AU

What happened when a Chinese ship shone a laser at an Australian plane – and why does it matter?

With the stakes rising and an election looming, Beijing’s apparent escalation must be handled firmly but delicately

Tribune News Service

Diggins makes U.S. Olympic history winning silver in 30-kilometer freestyle

BEIJING — Jessie Diggins didn't cry when she lay in bed with food poisoning. She admitted she had a moment of self-pity, but with her final race at the Beijing Olympics only hours away, that wasn't going to do any good.

The New Daily

Beijing Winter Olympics closes with a plea for world peace

Beijing signed off on the 2022 Winter Olympics in style, passing the baton to Italy’s Milano Cortina with a simple but elegant closing ceremony.

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