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Xi speaks with UN rights chief as Xinjiang row rages

Beijing (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video call with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday, as she visits Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uyghur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool.

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Xi speaks with Bachelet, defends China's rights progress

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China's Communist Party expels state-owned insurer's executive accused of graft

China's ruling Communist Party has expelled a former chief accountant of state-controlled PICC Property and Casualty Co from the party, accusing him of illegal activities and taking bribes, the anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.

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Ukraine invasion may be start of third world war and ‘civilisation may not survive it,’ says Soros

The 91-year-old financier told Davos that Western countries must defeat Vladimir Putin’s forces to preserve free society

The Independent UK

UN envoy faces pressure on China trip over new Xinjiang leak

Beijing (AFP) - China faced new accusations Tuesday that it was sanctioning abuses of Uyghurs at the "highest levels", as a vast document leak came out during a controversial visit by the UN rights chief.

AFP

Soros says Ukraine may be start of World War Three

Billionaire financier George Soros said on Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine may have been the beginning of World War Three so the best way to preserve free civilisation was for the West to defeat President Vladimir Putin's forces.

Reuters

UN Envoy's Access to China's Xinjiang under Scrutiny as Trip Begins

China has called a mission by the UN rights chief a chance to "clarify misinformation" ahead of her visit on Tuesday to Xinjiang as Uyghurs warned a public relations stunt may lie in wait. The ruling Communist Party is accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities…

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The controversial deal that rebuilt Vatican-China ties

Hong Kong (AFP) - A secretive deal between the Vatican and Beijing is up for renewal later this year as concerns grow about China's rights record and its tightening grip on churches and clergy.

AFP

Xinjiang in focus as UN rights chief arrives for China visit

Allegations of human rights abuses in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region will dominate a visit by the United Nations’ top rights official that starts Monday

The Independent UK

UN human rights chief begins contentious China visit

Beijing (AFP) - The UN human rights chief met China's top diplomat Monday as she began a six-day trip to the country that will include the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.

AFP

UN human rights chief to begin contentious China visit

Beijing (AFP) - The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.

AFP

Disappointed with SC comments on Gyanvapi case: Brinda Karat

Politburo member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Brinda Karat has expressed disappointment over the comments of the Supreme Court on the pending case of Gyanvapi mosque

The Hindu

In Xi's big year, political price of China's pandemic policy climbs

Beijing (AFP) - Protests bubbling in big cities, dismal economic indicators and rampant discontent online -- China's zero-Covid policy is morphing from a propaganda victory to a political liability for President Xi Jinping.

AFP

Russian politician critical of Ukrainian invasion reportedly detained on US-Mexico border

There has been no confirmation of his detention from American officials

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Russian official fleeing Vladimir Putin's brutal regime detained on US border

Russian politician, Viktor Kamenshchikov, 31, was a Communist Party member who served as a deputy in parliament, has been reportedly arrested for trying to cross the US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera

China’s Shanghai aims to end COVID lockdown by June 1

Shanghai to phase out strict lockdown measures that have kept 26 million people at home for more than six weeks.

Los Angeles Times

Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi's bid to stay in power

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Xi Jinping strode into the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in the winter, waving and bundled in a black jacket and mask, hundreds of Chinese spectators and performers cheered in what was meant to be the start of a victorious year for their nation's president.

France 24

China doubles down: Can Xi Jinping stick to zero-Covid policy?

Can China have it both ways? Can it keep out Covid-19 and maintain robust growth in the run-up to a crucial Communist Party congress in the autumn, one that could make Xi Jinping president for life? Beijing seems to think the answer is yes as it doubles down on coronavirus…

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The Independent UK

Shanghai will try to ease 7-week virus lockdown in few days

An official says Shanghai will try again to reopen in a few days after it has eliminated COVID-19 transmission among the population at large

The Guardian - UK

Leonid Kravchuk obituary

First president of an independent Ukraine who played a key role in bringing the Soviet Union to an end

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Leonid Kravchuk, independent Ukraine's 1st president, dies at age 88

Kravchuk led Ukraine as its Communist Party boss in the waning years of the Soviet Union. He played a pivotal role in the demise of the USSR before holding the Ukrainian presidency from 1991 to 1994.

The Conversation

China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak

More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis. Around 400 million people are currently thought to be living under some form of lockdown across the country. One of China’s largest cities, Shanghai,…

AFP

Freed Taiwan activist recounts 'fascist circus' of Chinese court

Taipei (AFP) - A Taiwanese democracy activist, jailed in China for five years, on Tuesday described the court proceedings as a "fascist circus" and said he was told he might be released if he admitted to being a spy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Xi Promotes Communist Party Youth Wing Ahead of Key Congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday promoted the role of the ruling Communist Party’s youth wing ahead of a key party congress later this year that comes amid rising economic and social pressures. Addressing a meeting marking the centenary of the Communist Youth League of China, Xi said the body…

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Xi promotes Communist Party youth wing ahead of key congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the role of the ruling Communist Party's youth wing ahead of a key party congress later this year and amid rising economic and social pressures

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