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Presidents of Taiwan and Guatemala reaffirm ties amid China pressure

Tsai Ing-wen meets with Alejandro Giammattei a few days after neighbouring Honduras switched diplomatic relations from Taipei to Beijing

The Guardian - AU

Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants

China’s leading renewables companies are joining the rush to open factories in the U.S. after Washington passed a landmark climate bill that supports local clean energy manufacturing.

Tribune News Service

WA premier plans trade trip to 'reconnect' with China

Hot on the heels of the Victorian premier, West Australian leader Mark McGowan is on his way to Beijing to strengthen the state's economic links with China.

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US lawmakers to meet with Taiwan’s Tsai, Tim Cook, Bob Iger

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is taking their concerns about China to California next week where they plan to meet with top technology and entertainment executives, as well as with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Tribune News Service

Boris Johnson's father branded 'state dupe' over film with China's state broadcaster

Stanley Johnson, 82, will retrace the Silk Road journey made by 13th-century merchant Marco Polo. The three-part film is being jointly produced by China Central Television and UK company One Tribe

Daily Mirror

Pacific trade deal is more useful to Joe Biden than it is to the UK’s economy

Hailed by Tory MPs as a Brexit benefit, CPTPP membership actually turns the UK into a willing pawn in Washington’s geopolitical game

The Guardian - UK

Chinese Christians detained in Bangkok

More than 60 self-exiled Chinese Christians who were arrested in Pattaya for overstaying their visas are now at a police facility in Bangkok awaiting the authorities’ next move.

Bangkok Post

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Dalai Lama names Mongolian boy as third highest Buddhist spiritual leader

A Mongolian boy born in the United Staes has been named by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the third most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

Radio France Internationale

U.N. food chief says billions of dollars are needed to avert unrest and starvation

The world will see mass migration, destabilized countries and starving people in the next 12 to 18 months without billions of dollars more funding, the U.N. World Food Program chief warned.

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UN Food Chief: Billions Needed to Avert Unrest, Starvation

Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning UN World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley praised increased funding from the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong rejects US report criticising crackdown on freedoms

Hong Kong on Saturday "firmly rejected" findings in a new U.S. government report that said U.S. interests had been threatened and that Beijing continued to "undermine" the rule of law and freedoms in the territory under a national security crackdown.

Reuters

China’s media realities clash over truth about war in Ukraine

Pro-Russia and anti-Western media coverage hampers Chinese public’s understanding of the reality of war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

UN food chief: Billions needed to avert unrest, starvation

The head of the U.N. World Food Program is warning that without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months

The Independent UK

U.S. to open Vanuatu embassy in latest move to counter China in Pacific

The United States plans to open an embassy in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the State Department said on Friday, in Washington's latest move to boost its diplomatic presence in the Pacific to counter China's growing influence.

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The Independent UK

Russia clashes with US over tactical nukes for Belarus

Russia and the U.S. have clashed in the United Nations over Moscow’s plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Bangkok Post

Outlook for stable gains

Thailand's economy is estimated to expand by 3.6% this year, up from 2.6% last year, supported by stronger private consumption, a recovery in the tourism sector and pent-up demand following China's reopening, according to the World Bank.

LiveScience

1,000-year-old brick tomb discovered in China is decorated with lions, sea anemones and 'guardian spirits'

A brick tomb from the Jurchen Jin period of northern China was discovered during the renovation of drains in Shanxi province.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Govt eyes end to test requirement for mainland China visitors

Japan is considering easing COVID-19 measures from early April for people arriving from China, according to government sources.

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The Independent UK

TikTok top attorney reiterates safety measures for users

The top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said Friday the Biden administration hasn’t given any feedback to the company since TikTok’s CEO testified in Congress last week

Barchart

Tighter Global Oil Supplies and Chinese Economic Strength Boosts Crude Prices

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Friday closed up +1.30 (+1.75%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +4.32 (+1.64%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday posted moderate gains, with crude climbing to a 2-1/2 week high. Tighter global crude supplies are underpinning prices as 400,000 bpd of...

Caixin Global

China Updates Rules on Securities Firms to Highlight Risk Control

Proposal would update regulations in line with China’s new Securities Law, which took effect in March 2020

Financial Times

China truce with business — for now

Worried about decelerating growth, Xi Jinping has launched a charm offensive to convince investors the country is open for business

Fortune

The World Bank warns that the U.S.—China rift could hurt Asia's growth and 'the global availability of knowledge'

A prolonged U.S.-China trade war will impact investment in Asia, but the reopening of China will boost regional economies for now, World Bank said.

Tom’s Hardware

Japan Officially Restricts Sales of Chipmaking Equipment to China

Japan follows the U.S. and the Netherlands with curbs against China's semiconductor sector.

Reuters

Brazil's Lula reschedules China trip, will meet Xi on April 14 in Beijing

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 14 in Beijing, his office said on Friday, rescheduling a visit that was postponed last week after Lula was diagnosed with a mild pneumonia.

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