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Military community questions defence budget priorities ahead of 'khaki election'

Australia's spending on defence cooperation in the Pacific region is being cut at the same time concerns grow over China's rising influence over neighbouring countries such as Solomon Islands.

ABC News

Editorial: After fatal mistakes, Boeing needs a course correction

A Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the mountains of southern China last week, killing all 132 aboard and rekindling doubts about an iconic Chicago-based company that has yet to fully recover from its own self-inflicted dive.

Chicago Tribune

China's President Xi, Premier Li to meet EU leaders on April 1 - ministry

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang will meet with European Union leaders on April 1, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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China truckers use fake travel records, 'clean' drivers to dodge COVID rules

Chinese truck drivers hoping to outwit COVID-19 inspectors are faking travel histories to get through checkpoints or avoid quarantine, state media reported, as weary citizens struggle with restrictions more than two years after the pandemic began.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.96% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 3.1%

Caixin Global

Covid cases in Asia surpass 100 million

Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.

Bangkok Post

Moscow, Beijing agreed to widen cooperation -Ifax cites Russian foreign ministry

Russia and China agreed to widen cooperation at a meeting of their foreign ministers in China on Wednesday, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying, amid what Moscow described as "difficult international conditions".

Reuters

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COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million - Reuters tally

Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region records a resurgence in cases, dominated by the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.

Reuters

China hosts Russia, U.S. officials for talks on Afghanistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, where China was set to host two days of meetings on Afghanistan, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

Reuters

Manager tells inquiry of Star casino's 'concerning' lies to Chinese bank

A Star casino manager tells a public inquiry about "serious" and "repeated" misrepresentations the company made to the Bank of China concerning the source of millions of dollars.

ABC News

Shanghai expands COVID lockdown as new daily cases surge by a third

Authorities began locking down some western areas of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, as new COVID-19 cases in China's most populous city jumped by a third despite stringent measures already in place to try to stop the virus spreading.

Reuters

Chinese, Russian foreign ministers meet in China

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, state broadcaster CGTN reported.

Reuters

‘Pick the shelves clean’: food shortage rap helps cut through gloom of Shanghai lockdown

Residents in China’s largest city express growing frustration with Covid measures, as well as anger over food shortages

The Guardian - AU

Lavrov Makes First China Visit Since Ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China on Wednesday in his first visit to the key ally since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. In a post on its Weibo social media account, the Russian embassy in Beijing confirmed Lavrov had landed in the eastern city of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Independent UK

How China's TikTok, Facebook influencers push propaganda

China’s state media reporters are positing as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube

The Independent UK

China tries to limit economic blow of Shanghai shutdown

China's leaders are trying to fine-tune their “zero tolerance” COVID strategy to rein in job losses and other costs to the world’s second-largest economy

The Independent UK

China's Afghan ambitions on show at multinational meetings

China's ambitions for Afghanistan's stability and economic development under the Taliban will be seen at meetings it is hosting starting Wednesday

The News Lens

US Congress Moves Closer to Passing Major China Legislation

The legislation provides funding for U.S.-Taiwan cultural exchanges, recognizes Taiwan as part of the Indo-Pacific strategy, and ends a prohibition of displaying the Taiwanese flag during official visits.

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The Independent UK

Advocates: Nations must move faster to protect biodiversity

Environmentalists are faulting slow progress at a U.N.-backed meeting of nearly all the world’s countries toward beefing up protections for biodiversity on Earth

StockNews.com

Beware of These 5 Risky Energy Stocks

Oil prices have cooled down recently amid expectations of supply increases, a threat of falling demand due to a new COVID outbreak in China, and the possibility of fruitful peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Given this backdrop, we think energy stocks Patterson-UTI (PTEN), Tellurian (TELL), NextDecade (NEXT), Vertex Energy…

Al Jazeera

Biden says Asia-Pacific region still a priority amid Ukraine war

Ukraine war threatens ‘rules-based order’ globally, including in Asia-Pacific region, US president tells Singapore PM.

Benzinga

Chinese Watchdog Denies Regulatory Probe On Companies Related To Xiaomi

China's securities watchdog denied rumors of a regulatory probe on companies in Xiaomi Corp's (OTC:XIACY) industrial chain or restrictions on their listing plans, Reuters reports. The China Securities Regulatory Commission looked to continue to inspect initial public offering plans according to relevant rules and regulations. Also Read: Here's How Alibaba's Buyback Boost Could Win…

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on China’s pandemic: the price of zero-Covid

Editorial: The country was the first to use lockdowns, and may well be the last. But as the social and economic costs become clearer, it is tweaking its tactics

ABC News

Australian Border Force stands firm on Chinese claims of unfair visa cancellations for students at airports

China's government made "solemn representations" to the Australian government over what it says was a recent case of a Chinese student arriving in Sydney only to be interrogated, searched and ultimately have their visa cancelled.

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