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Putin’s roubles-for-gas demand is no serious threat to US dollar reserve status – here's why

President Vladimir Putin’s demand that “unfriendly countries” henceforth pay for Russian gas in roubles has had several immediate effects. With the Europeans given one week to switch to paying in the Russian currency, it has driven up the price of natural gas, making it more expensive for them to maintain…

The Conversation

China to 'dance' between Russia, Western economic ties - senior U.S. official

China is likely to offer some support to Russia's economy amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but will engage in a "dance" to maintain economic ties with Europe and the United States, a senior White House official said on Friday.

Reuters

Russia says it has agreed to coordinate with China on North Korea - RIA

Russia and China have agreed to coordinate closely on the situation on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's launch of a new intercontinental missile, Russia's foreign ministry was quoted as saying on Friday.

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Boris Johnson urges China’s president to help ensure ‘Putin fails’ in ‘candid’ call on Ukraine

Talks with Xi Jinping part Western attempts to step up pressure on Russia ‘to withdraw troops’

The Independent UK

U.S. calls India's position over Ukraine 'unsatisfactory' but unsurprising

A senior White House official said on Friday India's position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been "unsatisfactory" but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia.

Reuters

It’s China’s ‘Nobel Prize moment’ to stop war, UN official says

Chinese President Xi Jinping has an opportunity to make history in pushing for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ most senior official in China said, encouraging Beijing to take a more active part in ending the bloodshed.

Tribune News Service

US general: Ukraine resistance highlights need to prepare

The top U.S. Army commander in the Pacific says Ukraine’s stiff resistance to the Russian invasion, which has turned Moscow’s advance into a grinding war of attrition, has underscored the importance to allies of the need to be prepared for any eventuality

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China cancels Keanu Reeves

Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert.

Bangkok Post

Boris Johnson speaks to China’s President Xi Jinping for nearly an hour in first talks since Russia invaded Ukraine

The PM said that pressure should be put on President Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops

Evening Standard

UK PM Johnson held call with Chinese president about Ukraine - spokesman

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the situation in Ukraine, Johnson's spokesman said on Friday, as Western leaders call on China to refrain from supporting Russia in its invasion.

Reuters

NIO ET7 Enters Production, Deliveries To Start March 28

The NIO ET7 starts at RMB 448,000 ($70,400) in China with the base 75-kWh battery; the model with the 100-kWh pack is priced from RMB 526,000 ($82,700).

InsideEVs

China Coal Energy Has Record-Breaking Year on Shortage-Fueled Price Surge

The listed state-owned firm reports its 2021 net profit more than doubled to $2.1 billion as revenues jumped 64%

Caixin Global

Boeing 737 Passenger Jet China Crash New Evidence Suggests Midair Breakup: Bloomberg

In the recent findings, it has been discovered that at least one piece of the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) 737-800 that crashed in China appears to have broken loose well before impact, reported Bloomberg. The piece was found about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the main wreckage area, stated Chinese officials at a briefing…

Benzinga

The World Is Fragmenting, Making Us More Poor and Isolated

The sanctions that punish Russia are shattering the global economy.

Reason

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Foreign Minister Makes Surprise Stop in Afghanistan

China’s foreign minister made a surprise visit Thursday in Afghanistan's capital, meeting with the country's new Taliban rulers — even as the international community fumes over the former insurgents’ broken promise to reopen schools to girls beyond the sixth grade. According to the official Bakhtar News Agency, Wang Yi was…

Reuters

China's Xi urges political trust in call with S.Korea president-elect

Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a phone call with South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol that the two countries should bolster mutual political trust, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday.

The Hindu

Peace in border areas key to normal ties, India tells China

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Jaishankar and Doval, but no agreement announced.

The Independent UK

China continues 'severe and complex' fight against COVID-19

China continues to battle its worst COVID-19 outbreak, driven by the omicron variant, with health officials calling the situation “severe and complex.”

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Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing next week - ABC News

An Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than 19 months will be tried next Thursday, ABC News reported on Friday, citing two sources close to the case.

Reuters

India foreign minister says ties with China can't be normal with border tension

India's foreign minister said after meeting his Chinese counterpart in New Delhi that ties between the countries cannot be normal as long as there is a huge deployment of troops along their disputed border.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Top Diplomat in India for First Visit since Border Clash

China's foreign minister was in India on Friday, officials said, his first visit since a deadly clash on the Asian giants' disputed Himalayan border in 2020. The high-altitude brawl in June 2020 left 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops dead, and led to a sharp deterioration in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Keanu Reeves Axed by Chinese Video Platforms after Tibet Concert

Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organized by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama. Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as…

ABC News

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing on state secrets charges next week

An Australian television journalist detained in China for more than 19 months will be put on trial, likely in a closed court, on state secrets charges that could see her face anything from a short sentence to life behind bars.

Tribune News Service

How automakers are rethinking supply models amid war, pandemic, earthquakes

The global auto industry just can't catch a break: automobile wire harnesses made on picnic tables because of a war in Ukraine, semiconductor plants halting production from an earthquake in Japan and backed-up ports in China amid rising COVID-19 cases are straining vehicle supply chains — again.

The Guardian - UK

Chess: China’s Ding Liren could make unlikely late bid for Candidates place

Fide’s ban on Sergey Karjakin provides an opportunity in the current series to decide Magnus Carlsen’s next challenger

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