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Pressed to choose sides on Ukraine, China trade favors the West

U.S. President Joe Biden's warning of "consequences" for any aid China may give to Russia's Ukraine war effort aims to force Chinese President Xi Jinping to choose a longstanding lucrative trade relationship with the West over a growing strategic partnership with Moscow.

Reuters

China's Shenzhen city says lifts COVID curbs on offices, factories - CCTV

China's Shenzhen city said it would allow offices and factories to restart operations from Monday and that public transport would also resume, after residents in the city completed three rounds of COVID-19 testing, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Reuters

Deltacron and Stealth Omicron differences explained as Covid infections in UK surge again

Two new Covid-19 variants are surging across the globe but what exactly are they? And should we be worried?

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Shanghai's Disney resort shut amid record daily local COVID infections

China's financial hub of Shanghai reported on Monday a record daily surge in local COVID-19 infections as authorities scrambled to test residents and rein in the Omicron variant, while closing its Disney resort until further notice.

Reuters

Hong Kong's COVID sports ban hits residents, young athletes

Competitive swimmer Jody Lee’s goal is to compete at the Paris Olympics in 2024, but with only two years left to qualify, Hong Kong’s months-long shutdown of swimming pools is making achieving his dream tougher.

Reuters

Biden turns to former Trump officials on China competition bill

By coordinating with Trump officials, the Biden team is trying to depoliticize and add urgency to the legislation.

Axios

Chinese ambassador says Beijing hasn’t provided Russia with military aid

US officials alleged in diplomatic cables that Beijing was willing to send military, economic aid

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India’s stand on the Ukraine war is tragic

New Delhi cannot crawl for the goodwill of Russia but must at least condemn Moscow’s aggression and illegal invasion

The Hindu

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

The Biden administration has formally determined that violence committed against the Rohingya minority by Myanmar's military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters, a move that advocates say should bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.

Reuters

Alan Kohler: China is at a crossroads, which means Australia is too

It looks like Australia will finally have to confront the problem of trading with a repugnant dictatorship, unless China dumps its partnership with Russia.

The New Daily

China will work to de-escalate war in Ukraine, ambassador says

WASHINGTON — China’s top envoy to Washington pledged his country “will do everything” to de-escalate the war in Ukraine and said its relationship with Russia is “not part of the problem.”

Tribune News Service

Chinese article urging country to cut ties with Putin gets 1m views

Essay on US site republished in China before being censored, reflecting balancing act between Russia and west

The Guardian - AU

UK considering ban on NHS procurement of Chinese goods made in Xinjiang

Tory MPs want ministers to follow health bill amendment banning goods from regions with ‘risk of genocide’

The Guardian - UK

Shanghai Disney Resort to close from Monday as China battles COVID outbreak

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Sunday it will temporarily close until further notice from Monday, citing the coronavirus pandemic in China.

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AP Exclusive: US admiral says China fully militarized isles

A top U.S. commander says China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea and has armed them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment and fighter jets

The Independent UK

Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons

The U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first hypersonic weapon in a race with Russia and China to develop the new class of weapons

Axios

China is making new billionaires much faster than the U.S.

But American billionaires still control more money.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Reports First COVID-19 Deaths in More than a Year

China's health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant. The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638. Both…

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Japan launches new cyber defense command to counter threat from neighboring countries

The Defense Ministry has launched a cyber defense command by reorganizing related units of the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces. The move is aimed at strengthening its ability to cope with rapidly growing cyber threats from China, North Korea and Russia.

The Independent UK

Japan's PM visits Cambodia, also one of China's key partners

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Cambodia for talks with his counterpart, Hun Sen, to deepen relations with one of the Southeast Asia’s closest partners of both China and Japan

The Hindu

Ukraine medical colleges offer online classes

Indian panel, however, does not recognise or approve any medical course held only in online mode.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China on the Right Side of History over Ukraine War, Says Foreign Minister

China stands on the right side of history over the Ukraine crisis as time will tell, and its position is in line with the wishes of most countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. "China will never accept any external coercion or pressure, and opposes any unfounded accusations and suspicions…

Daily Mirror

Putin's Russia will 'have to become China's colony' to survive after Ukraine war

A war analyst believes China will look to capitalise on Russia's financial crisis after it was hit with a broad range of economic sanctions for invading Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine crisis: claims Mariupol women and children forcibly sent to Russia

Thousands of resident illegally taken across border, says Mariupol council, as reports emerge its art school has been bombed while 400 were sheltering inside

Wales Online

Ukraine morning briefing: Johnson urges China to speak out as Brexit comparisons spark fury

UN organisations confirmed there have been nearly 900 civilian deaths since the war began

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