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Police say missing son of migrant worker whose story captivated China is dead

The saga of a migrant worker's search for his son that has captivated Chinese social media users took a turn on Friday when police said they had confirmed his son's death over a year ago, a finding his parents refused to accept.

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Iran, Russia and China Begin Joint Naval Drill

Iran, Russia and China on Friday began a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean aimed at boosting marine security, state media reported. Iran's state TV said 11 of its vessels were joined by three Russian ships including a destroyer, and two Chinese vessels.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Why is the Dalai Lama so quiet on China?

At 86, the Dalai Lama is beloved around the globe for his promotion of world peace, religious harmony and the need for climate action. But while the Western world protests China’s human rights abuses, the Dalai Lama is eerily quiet. The spiritual leader of Tibet remains hopeful for a better…

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China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns

China is limiting the torch relay for the Winter Olympic Games to just three days amid coronavirus worries

The Independent UK

Column: 'Games must go on' spiel grows weaker by the day

If you thought last summer's Tokyo Games were hollowed out, AP Sports Columnist Jim Litke writes: Just wait

The Independent UK

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.91% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.19%

Caixin Global

China, Russia Block US Push for UN Sanctions on N.Koreans

China and Russia on Thursday blocked a US push to impose United Nations sanctions on five North Koreans in response to recent missile launches by Pyongyang, diplomats told AFP. China's block came before a new closed-door Security Council meeting on North Korea, also requested by Washington, and was followed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Liz Truss: China’s economic coercion of Australia a wake-up call to other states

Ms Truss said London and Canberra were determined to act together in ‘calling out’ Beijing.

The Independent UK

Iran, China and Russia hold naval drills in north Indian Ocean

Iran, China and Russia held their third joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean on Friday, state TV reported.

Reuters

Beijing Winter Olympics | Torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID

All of the torchbearers must be vaccinated and will be tested for the virus and have their health monitored for 14 days before the relay

The Hindu

MPs criticise cyber agency for not aiding China rights group after it was hacked

Ipac’s website went offline following comments about lawyer Christine Lee reportedly seeking to influence MPs

The Guardian - UK

Why Alibaba, Baidu And Other Tech Stocks Are Falling In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly lower in Hong Kong on Friday, dragging the benchmark Hang Seng Index into negative territory.

Benzinga

Biden-Kishida talks to touch on North Korea, China

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold their first formal talks on Friday as the two leaders face fresh concerns about North Korea’s nuclear program and China’s growing military assertiveness

The Independent UK

‘Not sustainable’: Omicron tests China’s zero Covid policy as first cases detected

With the Winter Olympics imminent, experts predict more extreme measures but question strategy’s wisdom

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As costs mount, how long can China stick with ‘zero COVID’?

Omicron has raised questions about the sustainability of Beijing’s lockdowns and border closures.

Reuters

Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID hamster cull

Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of the cuddly rodents to curb the coronavirus.

Reuters

China's local COVID cases fall while infections grow in Beijing city

China reported on Friday the lowest daily tally of confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in nearly two months, while infections edged up in the capital Beijing amid high virus alert before its hosting of the Winter Olympics Games.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s team says it’s on alert for omicron disruptions in China

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is monitoring real-time data obtained from businesses operating in China to determine whether outbreaks of the omicron variant of coronavirus pose a risk to U.S. supply chains, an administration official said.

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Britain warns Putin and Xi: West will stand up to 'dictatorship'

Britain warned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that its allies would stand together to fight for democracy against dictatorships that it said were more emboldened than at any time since the Cold War.

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

Al Jazeera

Security, China dominate Biden’s talks with Japan’s Kishida

The leaders of US and Japan agree to work closely on issues including China, North Korea, and Ukraine.

The Independent UK

US lawmakers slam Elon Musk after Tesla opens in China despite warnings of slavery and genocide

Elon Musk asked to prove Tesla vehicles aren’t manufactured with forced labor of Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region

Al Jazeera

China, Russia block US bid to sanction North Koreans at UN

US is seeking UN travel ban and asset freeze on individuals it says are involved in North Korea’s missile programme.

Bangkok Post

Japan's post-Covid regional dilemma

Among the major powers that are moving forward with an eye on the post-pandemic era, when Covid-19 will eventually become an endemic with flu-like manageability, Japan is second to none. The visit last week by its minister of economy, trade, and industry (METI), Koichi Hagiuda, made front-page news in Bangkok,…

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Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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