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Once a zero-Covid poster child, Taiwan learns to live with the virus

By rejecting super-strict lockdowns, the island is pioneering a new and ‘very successful’ approach at odds with China and Hong Kong

The Guardian - AU

Governments and Big Tech in playoff for world power

Big Tech companies and the Chinese and US governments are embroiled in a complex relationship of harmony and conflict. We are all at the mercy of the outcome.

360info

Chinese techno-nationalism more than mere propaganda

After decades of lagging behind, China’s technological innovation competes on the world stage. It has helped define what Chinese nationalism looks like today.

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Hong Kong’s Lee vows more China integration after election win

John Lee, named Hong Kong’s next chief executive in a rubber-stamp election after Beijing asserted greater control over the financial hub, vowed to strengthen national security and accelerate the city’s integration with mainland China.

Tribune News Service

China says it conducted exercises near Taiwan

China's armed forces carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint combat operations, the People's Liberation Army said on Monday, after the Chinese-claimed island reported a spike in activity.

Reuters

Analysis-Shanghai COVID crisis puts political spotlight on key Xi ally

If Shanghai Communist Party chief Li Qiang has been politically bruised by the city's struggle to tame a COVID-19 outbreak that has infuriated residents and caused severe economic damage, there is little sign of it.

Reuters

Thai durian in rude health as exports grow

Durian exports to China will bring in an additional 120 billion baht to the country's revenue this year, says Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Chalermchai Sri-on.

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Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia

Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.

Bangkok Post

The world doesn’t care about swings in marginal seats. Climate action must spearhead a new Australian foreign policy

Late last year, more than 100 former diplomats and officials called for a new Australian foreign policy — with climate action at the centre — to help cement Australia’s future in a world rapidly shifting to net-zero emissions.

The Conversation

Australian officials raise 'serious concerns' with China about Solomon Islands deal

Rare talks take place between Australian and Chinese diplomats over Solomon Islands and their security pact with China.

ABC News

The government in business

India, like the Chinese and Singapore governments, can earn much more from government investments

The Hindu

Unattributed attack ads targeting Labor on Chinese-language WeChat fuel fears of election misinformation

Electoral commission says they are not monitoring the social media platform as marginal seats with Chinese-Australian populations hang in the balance

The Guardian - AU

The LAC crisis has been a wake-up call in how we deal with China, says former Northern Command chief

India must continue to insist on restoring the status quo ante, while dealing with what has been a clear change in China’s behaviour since President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, says Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda (retd.)

The Hindu

Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison in fiery debate over anti-corruption commission, national security and cost of living

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese's second head-to-head sees the men get into heated exchanges on national security, anti-corruption commissions and climate change.

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The Independent UK

Australian leader silent on reaction to feared Chinese base

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to say how his government might respond if China attempts to establish a military base on the Solomon Islands in the Pacific

Tribune News Service

‘Please pay attention’: Scientist flagged heart-pill toxins early on

A scientist at a China-based company that makes crucial ingredients for generic drugs warned a year before the start of a global recall that some blood-pressure pills could become tainted with potentially cancer-causing chemicals, according to court documents.

The Guardian - UK

Preventable by Devi Sridhar review – inside the fog of war on Covid

A survey of the global response to coronavirus draws together fascinating data but fails to construct a compelling narrative about the spread of the virus

Reuters

Shanghai tightens lockdown to hit zero-COVID goal by late May - sources

Shanghai is tightening its already strict COVID-19 lockdown in a fresh push to eliminate infections outside quarantined areas of China's biggest city by late this month, people familiar with the matter said.

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Reuters

Chaos at Apple supplier Quanta shows strains of Shanghai COVID lockdown

Quanta Shanghai Manufacturing City would seem like an ideal site to implement China's "closed-loop" management system to prevent the spread of COVID that requires staff to live and work on-site in a secure bubble.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Covid Curbs Push China Off Global Sporting Map

China's ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the postponement of this year's Asian Games further isolated a country already cut off by its hardline zero-Covid strategy. The ruling Communist Party burnished its global image with an array of dazzling spectacles such as Beijing's 2008…

Bangkok Post

Blooming shame: Pandemic, Ukraine war hurts orchid industry

Thailand's orchid growers, already weary after two years of being battered by the pandemic, are bracing for fresh blows to their livelihood as the war in Ukraine and changing weather patterns further cloud their futures.

Financial Times

Lex in depth: why the luxury market needs to hedge against China

A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands

Reuters

'Stop asking why': Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown, Beijing keeps testing

Shanghai authorities were tightening the city-wide COVID lockdown they imposed more than a month ago, prolonging into late May an ordeal that China's capital Beijing was desperate to avoid by turning mass testing into an almost daily routine.

Bangkok Post

Southeast Asia stock markets stand out as geopolitical heaven for investors

Fed hikes, decades-high inflation and Covid lockdowns in China are only adding to investor bets that Southeast Asia’s stock markets may be one of the best places to park their money right now.

InsideEVs

Volkswagen Group: EVs Are Basically Sold Out In Europe And US For 2022

The Volkswagen Group reports that demand for its electric cars significantly overwhelms the manufacturing capacity.

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