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The Latest Breaking News from China

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

Wales Online

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, fuelling China's highest number of daily locally transmitted cases so far this year.

Reuters

China’s ambitious growth target puts focus back on fiscal plans

China set an ambitious economic growth target for the year, putting the spotlight back on fiscal stimulus to counter risks of an ongoing property market slump and rising geopolitical tensions.

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Dutton dials back language on Australia defending Taiwan in a potential war with China

Defence minister hopes international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts China to reassess cost of action

The Guardian - AU

'World must find a way to stop Putin and avoid nightmare nuclear scenario'

Could President Xi of China, the only world leader Putin respects, negotiate a settlement? Or it is possible that the Russian president's own people might get rid of him

Daily Mirror

Latest Ukraine updates: Russian strikes destroy Vinnytsia airport

Ukraine-Russia news from March 6: Missile strikes have destroyed the international airport in Vinnytsia.

Al Jazeera

US Secretary of State Blinken tells China the ‘world is watching’ its response to Russia’s assault on Ukraine

US’s top diplomat spoke with China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday after visiting Poland’s border with Ukraine

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Explained | Why do Indians go abroad for medical studies?

What prompts students to pick countries like Russia, Ukraine and China? Will setting up more private colleges help?

The Hindu

Weekly Must Read: The Murky World of High-Frequency Futures Trading in China

Experts say such trading reaped about $725 million in total profits in 2019, about 60% of which went to foreign firms. With the rules still unclear, how to regulate these companies has become a challenge

Caixin Global

New US ambassador arrives in Beijing amid tense relations

New U.S. 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

The Independent UK

China conducting military drills close to Vietnam coast

BEIJING: China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to stay away.

Bangkok Post

China announces South China Sea drills close to Vietnam coast

China is carrying out more than a week of military drills in the South China Sea in an area between its southern province of Hainan and Vietnam, the government announced, warning shipping to stay away.

Reuters

New U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns arrives in China

The new U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, has arrived in the country and will be in quarantine for three weeks, the U.S. embassy said in a tweet on Saturday.

Reuters

China blocks Premier League coverage as clubs back Ukraine

Premier League to show solidarity across 10-match programme

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The Independent UK

China blocks Premier League coverage as clubs stand with Ukraine

The Premier League has expressed its intention to show solidarity with Ukraine in various ways across the 10-match programme.

Tribune News Service

Pompeo says US should recognize Taiwan as Ukraine war flares

The U.S. should immediately move toward recognizing Taiwan as a country, former U.S. Secretary of State and potential presidential candidate Mike Pompeo said in Taipei, comments that garnered a testy response from Beijing.

Bangkok Post

Premier League blocked in China over Ukraine support

Chinese rights holders have told the Premier League they will not broadcast matches this weekend over the league’s planned show of support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, the BBC has reported.

Tribune News Service

China’s defense budget climbs 7.1%, fastest pace in three years

China projected defense spending growth of 7.1% this year, the fastest pace in three years as President Joe Biden moves to strengthen the U.S.’s position in the Indo-Pacific region.

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The Independent UK

China to raise defense spending by 7.1% to $229 billion

China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion, up from a 6.8% increase the year before

Reuters

China plans 7.1% defence spending rise this year, outpacing GDP target

China will spend 7.1% more on defence this year, outpacing last year's hike and the government's modest economic growth forecast as Premier Li Keqiang seeks to safeguard the country's sovereignty, security and development interests.

Caixin Global

Two Sessions: China Sets Lowest GDP Growth Target in More Than Three Decades

A housing market slump, stringent Covid controls and global risks will continue to curb demand

The Independent UK

China cuts economic growth goal as it tries to reverse slump

China has cut its annual economic growth target to its lowest level in decades as Beijing tries to reverse a slump at a time when Russia’s war on Ukraine is pushing up oil prices and roiling the global economy

Reuters

China pledges peaceful growth of Taiwan ties, but opposes foreign interference

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Saturday to advance peaceful growth in relations with Taiwan and "reunification", and said his government firmly opposes any separatist activities or foreign interference, drawing a firm rebuke from Taipei.

Bangkok Post

China sets lowest GDP growth target in more than three decades

China’s government set its lowest economic growth target in more than 30 years, a sign the housing slump, stringent Covid-19 controls and global risks will continue to curb demand.

The Times of India

Over 80% of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh grads with MBBS degree from abroad stumble at FMGE

HYDERABAD: Thousands of Indians enrol in foreign universities in countries such as Ukraine and Russia to study MBBS, but latest data shows that after they return home, only a handful of them clear the mandatory test to practice in India or appear for NEET-PG examination.

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