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Analysis-China's role as Ukraine peacemaker raises doubt as it 'deepens' Russia ties

China's effort to cast itself as a peacemaker on Ukraine reflects an aim to burnish its image rather than a change of stance, Western diplomats and analysts said, as it seeks to establish itself as a leader of a new multipolar world order.

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Remote Tajikistan region shaken by magnitude 6.8 earthquake

No casualties were immediately reported following the quake near Sarez Lake bordering China.

Al Jazeera

Iraq to Allow Trade with China in Yuan

Iraq's central bank said on Wednesday it planned to allow trade from China to be settled directly in yuan for the first time, in an attempt to improve access to foreign currency. The central bank has been taking urgent steps to compensate for a dollar shortage in local markets, which…

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China's COVID-19 epidemic has 'basically' ended, but not completely over

Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.

Reuters

Mediating the Russia–Ukraine War a Risky Role for China

The war brings Beijing not only losses but gains — greater internationalization of the renminbi, cheaper energy, and a reduction of the U.S. focus on the Indo-Pacific.

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How To Report on China From Outside the Country

As Chinese authorities are pushing out foreign journalists, many of them have relocated to Taiwan.

The News Lens

US release close-up image of China spy balloon day before it was shot down by fighter jet

The US defence department has released a close-up image of the Chinese spy balloon complete with recon sensors and solar panels as it hovered over the American mainland.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.11% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.13%

Caixin Global

Pacific island leaders meet to show unity amid super power competition

Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting to formalise the return of Kiribati to the 18-member regional bloc, amid tensions between China and the United States in the strategically located region.

Reuters

Search suspended for 50 missing in China mine collapse

State media report the search for at least 50 people missing since an open pit coal mine collapsed in northern China has been suspended following an additional landslide at the gigantic facility

The Independent UK

Will Russia’s struggle in Ukraine help Taiwan — or hurt it?

The answer may lie in the differing personalities of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, say analysts.

Al Jazeera

The Answer to Population Decline Is More Immigration

Politicians' go-to fixes like child tax credits and federal paid leave are known for creating disincentives to work without much impact on fertility.

Reason

UN expected to endorse demand for Russia to leave Ukraine

Global south countries including China, South Africa and India expected to abstain

The Guardian - UK

World's largest beef exporter Brazil suspends supply to China after case of mad cow disease

With major beef exporter Brazil temporarily out of the beef trade while it investigates a case of mad cow disease, will China seek to buy more beef from Australia to support its enormous appetite for the meat?

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Russia-Ukraine war live: UN votes to demand Russian troop withdrawal but China abstains – as it happened

Ukraine’s allies had been seeking to win over countries that have voted against or abstained in previous resolutions

Bangkok Post

Japanese wave goodbye to 3 more pandas returning to China

SHIRAHAMA, Japan: Eimei, a giant panda that has lived in Japan for 28 years, has left west Japan's Wakayama park along with his twin daughters to fly back to China.

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US spy pilot takes 'selfie' with China balloon before it was shot down

The U.S. Department of Defense released a previously classified “selfie” Wednesday, taken from the cockpit of a U-2 intelligence plane.

Al Jazeera

Wang Yi meets Putin in sign of deepening China-Russia ties

Putin says relations between the two countries have reached ‘new frontiers’, confirming a summit with Xi Jinping.

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Strong earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China

An earthquake of about 6.8 magnitude shook eastern Tajikistan at 5:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday, Tajik authorities said, which was felt in China and other neighbouring countries.

Bangkok Post

Hotels, tour agents fix gaze on China

Spending among Chinese tourists has not been affected by the global economic slowdown as there is huge pent-up demand following a three-year hiatus, helping to stimulate the market, says a travel agent group.

Reuters

Brazil to halt beef exports to China after mad cow disease case

Brazil's beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country's agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse

Chinese state media say at least two people have died and more than 50 are missing following a collapse at an open pit mine in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region

Bangkok Post

Crude palm oil exports set to hit 1m tonnes

Crude palm oil exports may reach 1 million tonnes this year, up from 919,000 tonnes last year, driven by a higher supply of oil palm and strong demand from India and China, according to the Commerce Ministry.

Reuters

Ukraine defends front, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve

Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war's anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winter offensive, talked up Russia's nuclear arsenal.

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China M&A Deals Plunged 34% to Nine-Year Low in 2022

Economic headwinds and pandemic disruptions similarly slowed global mergers and acquisitions, management consultant Bain reports

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