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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 · May 23, 2022

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 · May 22, 2022

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

There has been no confirmation of his detention from American officials

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

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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

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2022

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.

Los Angeles Times · May 13, 2022

As Shanghai nears end of lockdown, China's Covid angst grows

BEIJING: After six weeks of confining people to their homes, enduring food shortages and the constant fear of being forcibly hauled away, Shanghai's lockdown appears to have an end date. But China's increasingly fraught battle with Covid-19 is far from over.

The Times of India · May 13, 2022

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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…

France 24 · May 13, 2022

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 Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Leonid Kravchuk obituary

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

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022

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.

WEKU · May 10, 2022

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,…

The Conversation · May 10, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022

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

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

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Reuters · May 10, 2022

Taiwan activist says did forced labour in China but not tortured

A Taiwanese activist jailed in China said on Tuesday that he was subjected to forced labour and endured stale food while serving a five-year sentence, but that he was not tortured.

Foreign Affairs · May 10, 2022

The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

WEKU · May 8, 2022

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 8, 2022

Covid Curbs Push China Off Global Sporting Map

China's ambitions to be a global sporting hub took a heavy blow as the postponement of this year's Asian Games further isolated a country already cut off by its hardline zero-Covid strategy. The ruling Communist Party burnished its global image with an array of dazzling spectacles such as Beijing's 2008…

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ABC News · May 6, 2022

Adelaide's Bakehouse Theatre to close tonight after 24 years

The final curtain will come down at Adelaide's Bakehouse Theatre and with it, a critical part of the city's theatre fabric.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control

The Times of India · May 6, 2022

Xi Jinping moves to silence Covid Zero critics in sign of brewing tumult

BEIJING: China's top leaders warned against questioning Xi Jinping's Covid Zero strategy, striking a more defensive tone as pressure builds to relax virus curbs and protect the economic growth that has long been a source of Communist Party strength.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

China’s top leaders reiterate support for COVID Zero strategy

China’s top leaders warned against questioning Xi Jinping’s COVID Zero strategy, as pressure builds to relax virus curbs and protect the economic growth that has long been a source of Communist Party strength.

Reuters · May 1, 2022

Ricardo Alarcon, Cuban point man for U.S. relations, dies aged 84

Ricardo Alarcon, one of the most powerful men in Cuba under former President Fidel Castro and a key player in relations with the United States, died in Havana on Saturday evening, his family said.

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Political stakes high as Beijing responds to virus outbreak

Beijing is starting to resemble other Chinese cities grappling with the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022

Xi puts ideology before economy with market-busting lockdowns

China’s worst equity selloff since early 2020 reflects a growing concern about President Xi Jinping: He can’t afford the political costs of shifting from a COVID Zero strategy that is pummeling the economy.

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