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Chinese Language School Projects Soft Power in North Iraq

In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would an orchestra.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

US Navy and China race to recover fighter jet sunken in South China Sea

The US Navy is attempting to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea amid fears that the Chinese military could salvage it first.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2022

China's zero-Covid border rules going nowhere this year

HONG KONG: China is unlikely to ease pandemic-related border controls any time soon, despite mounting calls from an international community shut out by strict zero-Covid rules for nearly two years.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2022

China says UN rights chief welcome in Xinjiang but not for investigation

China's foreign ministry said the United Nations human rights chief is welcome to visit Xinjiang but not for the purpose of an investigation, when asked about a report the commissioner was invited to come in the first half of 2022.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

Comforting to know China returned Arunachal teen: Rahul Gandhi

The teenager from Arunachal Pradesh had gone missing a few days ago and the Chinese located him later.

The Hindu · Jan 28, 2022

When will India get the land China has occupied, Rahul Gandhi questions Centre after PLA hands over missing Arunachal youth

After the Chinese People's Liberation Army handed over the 19-year old Miran Taron to the Indian Army at Wacha-Damai interaction point in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that it is comforting to know that China has returned Taron, while questioning the Centre on the…

Dynamite News · Jan 28, 2022

Hong Kong Outbreak Exposes Flaws in 21-day Quarantine Policy

Hong Kong's U-turn on its mandatory three-week quarantine for arrivals follows growing scrutiny of the strict policy after a coronavirus outbreak was traced to a woman infected during her hotel stay. Like mainland China, Hong Kong is one of the few places left in the world still pursuing a zero-Covid…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

China expresses ire over meeting of U.S., Taiwan vice presidents

China has consistently opposed any form of official interaction between the United States and Taiwan, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after a brief meeting between the U.S. and Taiwanese vice presidents in Honduras.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022

IMF: A Disrupted Global Recovery

Global growth will come in at 4.4% this year, 0.5 percentage point lower than previously forecast, mainly because of downgrades for the U.S. and China

Caixin Global · Jan 28, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.97% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.53%

Caixin Global · Jan 28, 2022