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US Treasury Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Companies

The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Iran-linked shipping and petrochemical companies, including two shipping firms based in China. The sanctions also target 20 shipping vessels linked to firms in China, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates, the Treasury Department's website showed. The sanctions were issued under a 2018…

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Russians pound last access routes to Ukraine's besieged Bakhmut

Russia said on Friday it would take measures to prevent new border incursions, a day after accusing Ukraine-backed nationalists of killing two people in a cross-border raid in southern Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin later on Friday told the Russian security council it needed to take up new "anti-terrorism measures"…

France 24

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.54% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index finished nearly flat

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Quad FMs, wary of China's might, push Indo-Pacific option

The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China's influence in the region

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Scholz hold talks as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut – as it happened

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, says Russian ‘pincers are getting tighter’ around contested city

The Guardian - AU

Officials: China real estate recovering from debt crackdown

A Chinese central bank official says the country's vast real estate industry is recovering from a slump triggered by tighter debt controls

The Independent UK

Weekly Must-Read: Why China’s Lithium Firms Have Their Sights Set on Bolivia

The South American country has the world’s largest reserves of the key EV battery raw material, but political and practical obstacles have prevented it from becoming a significant global supplier

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Biden, Scholz to huddle on Ukraine war at White House

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting the White House on Friday for a private meeting with President Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Apple partner Foxconn plans $700 million India plant in shift from China

NEW DELHI: Apple Inc partner Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest about $700 million on a new plant in India to ramp up local production, people familiar with the matter said, underscoring an accelerating shift of manufacturing away from China as Washington-Beijing tensions grow.

The Times of India

Publisher behind Xi biography released from China prison

A Hong Kong-based publisher who was arrested while preparing to release an unauthorized biography of Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been freed after serving a 10-year sentence in a south China prison

The Independent UK

China beating West in race for critical technologies, report says

China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, according to a report by an Australian think tank.

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping to tighten Communist party’s grip with overhaul of China’s government at key meeting

The NPC, China’s rubber-stamp parliament, will gather this weekend to approve far-reaching changes, and Xi’s unprecedented third term as president

The Guardian - AU

Texas' proposed China property ban softened as bill is decried at state Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas – More than 100 people, the vast majority Asian American Texans, decried a bill designed to ban Chinese citizens from owning property in the state.

Tribune News Service

All you need to know about China’s ‘Two Sessions’

The annual meetings of China’s parliament and political advisory body will include a GDP forecast for 2023.

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The Independent UK

New leaders, economy to dominate China's legislative session

The installation of new leaders and the need to shore up a flagging economy will dominate the annual session of China's rubber-stamp parliament that kicks off Sunday

ABC News

China's new coal plant approvals surge in 2022, highest since 2015, new research shows

China approved the construction of another 106 gigawatts of coal-fired power capacity last year — the equivalent of two large coal power plants per week — new research shows.

ABC News

Penny Wong meets Chinese foreign minister, urges Beijing to help end Ukraine war

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia and "all countries" back Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's call for China to do the right thing and not supply weapons to Russia.

The Texas Tribune

Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldn’t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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The Conversation

Why universities need to look beyond grades when admitting international students

International students play an instrumental role in the development of Canada’s current and future economy.

Caixin Global

Henan Moves to Consolidate Struggling Steel Sector

Central China province folds Anyang Iron & Steel into newly formed Henan Steel Group and begins rationalization of fractured industry

The Guardian - AU

Australia joins Quad countries to launch new counter-terror talks – as it happened

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The Independent UK

Missouri lawmakers back ban on Chinese ownership of land

Entities from China and four other countries could be banned from purchasing land in Missouri under a plan approved by the Missouri House

Fortune

As America obsesses over ChatGPT, it’s losing the race with China on tech in 37 out of 44 key areas, study funded by the State Department says

“Western democracies are losing the global technological competition,” an Australian think tank found, with China’s lead “sometimes stunning.”

Fortune

When it comes to the TikTok ban debate, hypocrisy abounds

U.S. tech services are also a threat to foreigners’ data—and China bans many apps.

Al Jazeera

Chinese, Indian foreign ministers discuss border peace at G20

The relationship between New Delhi and Beijing has been tense since deadly clashes along their border in 2020.

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