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China to stick with zero-Covid policy, but the rules may be 'refined'

HONG KONG: China's strict Covid-19 control measures are unlikely to be eased in the near future, but will be fine-tuned to minimise disruptions to economic growth, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang implied.

Bangkok Post

Russia attack no portent for Taiwan: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison doesn't believe Russia's aggression and invasion of Ukraine draws parallels with China's intent to assert control over Taiwan.

AAP

Scott Morrison says China must push Russia for peace in Ukraine

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says during a major foreign policy speech it is "up to China" to demonstrate its commitment to global peace.

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China must join global action against Russia's Ukraine war - Australia

China must act on its declarations of promoting world peace and join the effort to stop Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Australia's prime minister said on Monday, warning that the world was in danger of being reshaped by an "arc of autocracy".

Reuters

China: Plug-In Car Sales More Than Doubled In January 2022

China is not slowing down and notes a very high increase of plug-in electric car sales right from the start of the year.

InsideEVs

Mainland China daily local COVID cases climb to 2-year high

Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about two years, with the highly transmissible Omicron variant putting pressure on the government's strict policy of curbing each outbreak quickly.

Reuters

Russian banks turn to China as Visa, Mastercard cut business

Sberbank PJSC said it’s looking at the possibility of issuing cards using Russian payments system Mir and China’s UnionPay after Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. suspended operations following the invasion of Ukraine.

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South Korea’s presidential candidates face balancing act amid rising anti-China sentiment

With an election days away, the two leading candidates must negotiate pitfalls of a reliance on US for security and on China for trade

The Guardian - AU

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley ‘mortified’ by Biden asking China for help with Russia

Trump administration official joins calls for Russian oil boycott

The Independent UK

Why China's Banks Won't Come to Russia's Rescue

On paper, China's banks and its homegrown payments system could offer Russia respite from crippling Western sanctions. China has helped other nations evade sanctions, and both China and Russia share an interest in weakening the dollar's hold on the international financial system.

Bangkok Post

Latest Ukraine updates: UN urges safe passage for civilians

Russia-Ukraine news from March 7: Kyiv says Russian shelling is preventing evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid.

Al Jazeera

Govt told to balance superpower relations

The president of the Council for Peace and Asian Reconciliation is urging the government to balance its relations with China and the United States for the good of the kingdom.

Bangkok Post

PM says further assistance coming as ‘rain bomb’ set to cost Queensland billions – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

A wary and reluctant embrace

Pragmatic motives like security concerns in its western frontiers have forced China to build ties with Taliban

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InsideEVs

Report: Tesla Owner In China Faces Shocking $600,000 Supercharging Bill

An interesting story was recently reported by the Chinese media about a strange bug in the Tesla Supercharging billing system.

The Independent UK

Trump calls for US to put Chinese flags on fighter jets and ‘bomb the s*** out of Russia’

‘And then we say, China did it, we didn’t do it, China did it, and then they start fighting with each other and we sit back and watch,’ the former president said

Reuters

China's President Xi reiterates grain security, urges for domestic dominance

China's President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that the country must ensure grain security and reliance on the domestic market to maintain production, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Salon

JFK to Joe Biden: Avoid my mistakes!

America's youngest-ever president offers words of caution — from the other side of the veil — to our oldest

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The Navy is training for a possible fight with China. Does Russia’s war make that more likely?

SAN DIEGO — For much of the past year, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific have trained for a conflict with the Pentagon’s most powerful potential adversary, China.

The Guardian - UK

Neil Simpson wins Great Britain’s first gold of 2022 Winter Paralympics

Neil Simpson won Great Britain’s first gold at the Beijing Paralympics in the men’s Super-G vision-impaired class and then hailed sharing the ‘special’ moment with guide and brother Andrew

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese City of Qingdao Reports Omicron Outbreak among Students

The Chinese port city of Qingdao reported 88 new coronavirus cases for March 5, all of them of the Omicron variant, fueling China's highest number of daily locally transmitted cases so far this year. China recorded 329 new coronavirus cases on the mainland on Saturday, 175 of them locally transmitted,…

Reuters

Coal mine accident in China's Guizhou kills 14 -Xinhua

Fourteen people were killed in a coal mine accident in China's southwest Guizhou province, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday after a 10-day rescue operation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New US Ambassador Arrives in Beijing amid Tense Relations

New US Ambassador Nicholas Burns has arrived to take up his post in Beijing amid heightened tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan, trade, human rights and the war in Ukraine. Burns arrived Friday with his wife Libby and a group of other US diplomats and their families…

Wales Online

China tells US not to 'add fuel to flames' in Ukraine

Chinese Foreign Minister speaks to US Secretary of State

Wales Online

Ukraine latest: PM calls on world leaders to act, China delivers warning to US and credit card giants shun Russia

Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned Vladimir Putin not to underestimate the West

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