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Doomed China plane crashed after 'human activity' killing 132, chilling theory says

Horrifying footage shows the aircraft nosediving to the ground - with one aviation expert saying a technical fault would not have caused such a sudden and rapid manoeuvre

Daily Mirror

China sticks to zero-Covid policy: Tens of millions endure new lockdown

After first appearing in China more than two years ago, Covid-19 has returned to the Middle Kingdom. The country had largely succeeded in keeping infection and mortality rates in check. But in recent weeks, the Omicron variant has posed a significant challenge to the country's zero-Covid strategy. Once again, harsh…

France 24

Here's Why Alibaba's Stock Didn't Get a Boost Despite Big Share Buyback: Bloomberg

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares traded 60% below the 2021 peak despite a $9 billion share buyback boost, Bloomberg reports. The boost marked the third increase since China's domestic tech crackdown started in late 2020. After the buyback announcement, Alibaba's shares jumped up to 9.8% to HK$108.80 in Hong Kong, trailing the February…

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China says investigation into crashed jet faces serious difficulties

Investigations into the China Eastern Airlines crash face a "very high level" of difficulty due to the severe damage to the aircraft, an official from China's aviation regulator said on Tuesday.

Reuters

India must stand against ‘autocracies’ like Russia and China: senior U.S. official

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland ends visit, calls on Jaishankar

The Hindu

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war

Pakistan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also on China’s top diplomat to join the effort

The Independent UK

OIC meeting: Pakistan PM rakes up Kashmir, fails to speak against rights violation of Uyghurs by China

Turning a blind eye to China's suppression of Uyghur Muslims, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again raked up the issue of Kashmir at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Islamabad.

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Data | India reduced arms imports from Russia, while China’s dependency increased

Russia has been the most preferred source for India’s defence purchases since at least the 2000s with an exception in 2021, when France replaced Russia as India’s primary source

The Hindu

Woman who knew six people killed in China plane crash lights 100 candles for them

A search is under way around heavily forested slopes for victims and flight recorders from a China Eastern Airlines jet after it crashed on Monday in the mountains of southern Guangxi with 132 people on board

Daily Mirror

Fisher: Wisdom From the Greats to Survive China's Bear Market

Investors should remember ‘if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs ... yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it’

Caixin Global

Chinese Boeing 737-800 crash not a threat to the ‘backbone’ of Australia’s skies, analysts say

A fatal plane crash involving a Boeing 737-800 in China is not an immediate cause for concern in Australia, and airlines will continue to fly as normal.

The New Daily

China to Sponsor First Peace Conference in Horn of Africa

China’s newly appointed envoy to the Horn of Africa Xue Bing said his country will sponsor the first peace conference in the first half of 2022, in an attempt to resolve regional conflicts. China is seeking to play a more active role in the key strategic conflict-hit region. Earlier this…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In meat-loving China, mavericks see future in plant-based protein

There is a growing appetite for alternatives to meat in the world’s most populous nation.

Al Jazeera

China says military development of islands within its rights

China says it has the right to develop South China Sea islands as it sees fit and is accusing the U.S. of undermining security in the disputed waterway

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China plane crash: Witness says he heard 'bangs like thunder' as burnt ID cards found

Parts of the Boeing 737-800 were strewn across mountain slopes charred by fire after China's first crash involving a commercial jetliner since 2010

Benzinga

Tesla, Xpeng, Li Auto, Nio, BYD: How EV Prices Are Looking Like In China With Latest Hikes

Leading electric vehicle makers have recently rushed to hike prices in China amid chip shortages and rising raw material costs.

Reuters

Hong Kong study says reopening international travel to have little impact on COVID transmission

The full reopening of international travel in Hong Kong will have "little marginal impact" on the spread of COVID-19, an academic study said on Tuesday, as the financial hub begins to unwind strict coronavirus measures.

Evening Standard

China plane crash rescue mission continues as families wait for news

Families and friends of those on board have been waiting at Guangzhou’s International Airport for more updates

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China could ‘take out’ Australian satellites says new head of Defence’s space command

But experts warn again accelerating ‘an upward spiral towards a less stable and more risky space environment’ as logo unveiled

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Searches for Victims, Flight Recorders after First Plane Crash in 12 Years

Rescuers in China scoured heavily forested slopes on Tuesday with hopes fading of finding any survivors from the 132 people aboard a China Eastern Airlines jet that crashed a day earlier in the mountains of southern Guangxi. Parts of the Boeing 737-800 were strewn across mountain slopes charred by fire…

Reuters

China, Pakistan share concern about sanctions on Russia, China says

China and Pakistan share concern about "spill-over effects of unilateral sanctions" on Russia over its war against Ukraine and called for a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution of the crisis, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Locks Down City of 9 Million as Virus Ripples across Country

China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-Covid" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave. Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in the northeastern province of Jilin, as the…

ABC News

Space commander 'scared' Australia lagging in military space capability, as Russia and China reach for the stars

Australia's first space commander says the country must rapidly develop the ability to take out potential enemy satellites, saying China and Russia's activities in outer space "scare" her.

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.19% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.49%

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is known about the China Eastern plane crash

The crash of a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet in China’s southwest started a fire big enough to be seen from space and forced rescuers to search a rugged, remote mountainside

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