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Macron to visit China, seek Xi’s help to end Russia-Ukraine war

French president’s announcement comes after China published a 12-point position paper calling for a truce in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

China’s flu infections are on the rise as COVID-19 ebbs

China’s flu infections rose while COVID-19 cases continued to drop from a December peak after the nation eased pandemic restrictions.

Tribune News Service

G20 meeting: Germany regrets China's position on Ukraine war

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Saturday it was "regrettable" that China had blocked a Group of 20 communique to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

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North China city launches first China-Europe freight train

SHIJIAZHUANG: The city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province saw its first China-Europe freight train leave the station Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Drinking Coke and Pepsi 'may increase testosterone and make testicles bigger'

Researchers at the Northwest Minzu University in China set out to determine the impact of carbonated drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi on fertility during a 15-day study

Daily Mirror

G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document

The Independent UK

Macron to visit China, calls on Beijing to pressure Putin on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in early April and called on Beijing to "help us pressure Russia" to end the war in Ukraine.

France 24

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Stalemate as China seeks to soften G20 statement on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers struggled on Saturday to agree a joint closing statement after their talks in India, with China seeking to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, according to officials.

Radio France Internationale

France’s Macron Says He Will Visit China in April

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and has put forward a 12-point peace plan. "The fact that China engages in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron says he will visit China in April

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he will visit China in early April, in part to seek Chinese help with ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

China ‘seeks to water down’ Ukraine statement

BENGALURU, India: G20 finance ministers failed on Saturday to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, as China sought to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, officials said.

Bangkok Post

China Central Bank Completes Trillion Yuan Profit Transfer to Treasury

Transfer of $162 billion to finance ministry, equivalent to around 50-basis-point cut to reserve requirement ratio, to support the economy

Caixin Global

Macron to visit China in early April, calls for Beijing pressure on Moscow

The French leader Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he will visit China in early April. The president called on Beijing to help the countries in the western alliance put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting to discuss China’s peace plan

On the one-year anniversary of the war, China attempted to reiterate its neutrality as it urged all parties to “stay rational and exercise restraint”.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow cuts oil supply to Poland – as it happened

Comments from French president come after Joe Biden said it was ‘not rational’ for Beijing to be negotiating a peace deal

The Independent UK

Zelensky wants to meet Xi Jinping after Beijing’s peace plan

‘I really want to believe that China will not supply weapons to Russia’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden: ‘Not Rational’ for China to Negotiate Outcome of Ukraine War

US President Joe Biden told ABC News in an interview on Friday that the idea China would be negotiating the outcome of the Ukraine war was not rational, following the release of Beijing's peace plan for the conflict. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's applauding it, so how could it be any…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war - live: G20 meeting ends without agreement as China refuses to condemn war

Russia and China refused to endorse a statement condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

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World Bank Promises ‘Concessionality’ in Debt Restructuring

The World Bank will "provide as much concessionality to the debt treatment" for distressed economies as possible, its president told a meeting with the International Monetary Fund, India, China, and other creditor nations on Saturday. The remarks come amid calls by China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, that global lenders…

Asharq Al-Awsat

G20 Finance Chiefs Differ on Debt, Russia-Ukraine War

Finance leaders of the world's biggest economies were entangled in differences on Saturday over the war in Ukraine and on resolving the debt burden of distressed developing nations, participants said. The meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 (G20), hosted by India, was likely…

Daily Mirror

Towns face being destroyed by climate change within 27 years - see full list

Over half of the provinces in the global top 50 of the XDI Gross Domestic Climate Risk comparison for 2050 are from China, and the US follows with 18 states, with Florida at the top

Reuters

Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war, China silent

Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement.

The Independent UK

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy

Tribune News Service

Biden troubled China did not take Pentagon call over balloon

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he was troubled that China declined to take a call from Pentagon officials over the alleged spy balloon that crossed the U.S.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 367 of the invasion

The first Polish Leopard 2 tanks arrive in Ukraine and western allies step up assistance as the Russian invasion enters second year

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