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Commentary: How Nixon’s fabled trip to China, 50 years ago this week, led to today’s Taiwan crisis

Fifty years ago Monday, President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing for the historic weeklong trip that effectively ended the United States’ long isolation from the People’s Republic of China.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2022

Greg Cote: Phil Mickelson’s support of Saudi golf league sadly mirrors sports’ blind eye to human rights

MIAMI — Phil Mickelson did it. He did it with a perfect precision to equal the finest golf shot he ever sculpted. With one comment, he pretty much explained why the sports world is clueless on how to deal with the real-world matter of human rights.

Miami Herald · Feb 23, 2022

China says US creating 'fear and panic' over Ukraine

China is accusing the U.S. of creating “fear and panic" over the crisis in Ukraine, and calling for talks to reduce tensions

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022

Covid live: Poland, Slovakia and Iceland latest countries set to end most coronavirus restrictions — as it happened

Move comes as case numbers and deaths continue to fall in many nations

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022

Fisher: Why U.S. Rate Hikes Won’t Whack the Yuan — or Chinese Stocks

Rate hikes alone don’t drive currency movements, and currency zigzags don’t dictate stocks’ direction

Caixin Global · Feb 23, 2022

China’s Largest Private Tutor Sinks $907 Million Into the Red After Transformative New Rules

New Oriental ceased all tutoring of K-9 academics, laid off tens of thousands of staff in second half of last year

Caixin Global · Feb 23, 2022

S.Korea presidential frontrunner seeks to 'reset' China ties with extra THAAD missile system

Plans by South Korea's leading opposition presidential candidate to buy an additional THAAD U.S. missile system risks economic retaliation from China, his top foreign policy adviser said, but that would provide a chance to "reset" testy diplomatic ties.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2022

‘Shared resentments’ but Russia ties could be ‘awkward’ for China

Russia and China’s leaders have met more than 30 times since 2013, but the Ukraine crisis will test the relationship.

Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2022

Dwight Chapin on his former boss: ‘Richard Nixon was not a crook’

The former secretary to the disgraced president talks about his new memoir and what it was like to go to prison for Nixon

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.93% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.9%

Caixin Global · Feb 23, 2022