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Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping hail ties as Russia struggles with war in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed deepening ties between their countries in talks Friday, despite signs of Beijing’s impatience over the wider political and economic impact of Russia’s struggling invasion of Ukraine.

The Times of India

Xi Tells Putin That Road to Peace Talks on Ukraine Will Not Be Smooth

China's President Xi Jinping told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday that the road to peace talks on Ukraine would not be smooth and that China would continue to uphold its "objective and fair stance" on the issue. Xi said Beijing and Moscow should closely coordinate and cooperate in international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin expects China's Xi to visit soon, Xi holds his line on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he was expecting Chinese President Xi Jinping to make a state visit early next year in what would be a public show of solidarity from Beijing as Russia's invasion of Ukraine falters.

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Clara Ferreira Marques: Mind the gap between the West and the rest

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress just days before Christmas — his first trip abroad since Russia’s invasion 10 months ago — he described a triumph against the Kremlin in the “battle for the minds of the world.”

Tribune News Service

All the world's a stage

Global issues such as the Russian-Ukraine war affected countries around the world, and Thailand, as the host of the Apec summit, was no exception.

Bangkok Post

China's Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022

Xi Jinping secured an historic third leadership term in October, emerging as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong, bolstered by a Politburo Standing Committee stacked with allies and no successor-in-waiting to challenge him.

Reuters

Putin and Xi to speak by video link on Friday

Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video link on Friday to discuss a host of bilateral and regional issues.

Reuters

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Philippines and China seek to avoid ‘miscalculation’

MANILA: The Philippines and China will establish direct communication between their foreign ministries to avoid “miscalculation and miscommunication” in the hotly disputed South China Sea, Manila said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Analysis-China's COVID policymaking under scrutiny as infections soar

After China scrapped three years of zero-COVID curbs in 30 days, setting off a massive wave of infections, Beijing's policymakers face an immense challenge to treat the sick and minimise deaths while winning back public trust dented by previous policies.

Reuters

New chapter of U.S.- China competition

Both Washington and Beijing are trying to manage their superpower competition — and still come out on top.

Axios

China’s $1.3 Trillion Housing Crackdown Leaves Few Winners

Even after the defaults and sales declines, prices remain high.

Businessweek

Trump's "trading cards": The last straw!

They didn't mind the coup, the corruption, the sexual misconduct or the lies. But a trading-card scam — horrors!

Salon

Chinese Make Travel Plans as COVID Rules Ease Further

Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by COVID-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening, even as rising infections strained the health system and roiled the economy. Zero-tolerance measures - from shuttered borders to frequent lockdowns - have battered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A South Korean trajectory for China's capital?

In October, the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China endorsed another five-year term for President Xi Jinping, effectively ending the practice of limiting the presidency to two terms. It was thus also an unmistakable break with the tradition of collective leadership established in the late 1970s after the…

Bangkok Post

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Russia's Putin and China's Xi to confer this week - TASS quotes Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will speak before the end of the year, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday, without giving details of the timing or format.

Tribune News Service

China aims to rebuild US ties in diplomatic push for 2023

China said it will strive to “recalibrate” its relationship with the U.S. and increase communication with Europe as the country outlines its major diplomatic tasks for next year.

Reuters

China must raise self-reliance in agricultural technology, Xi says

President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported.

ABC News

Tao Huabi's Lao Gan Ma chilli sauce is a beloved household staple but will her Chinese success story continue?

For decades, Tao Huabi's Lao Gan Ma chilli crisp sauce has dominated China's spicy sauce market but, now, a cloud of competition is looming over her chilli empire.

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Mid-January reopening of HK-China border planned

Hong Kong is aiming to reopen its border with China by mid-January, city leader John Lee announced on Saturday after returning from meetings in Beijing.

Tribune News Service

Blinken raises China’s COVID ‘transparency’ with his Chinese counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that it was important for Beijing to be transparent about a growing COVID-19 outbreak, as questions mount about whether Chinese officials are trying to downplay the number of deaths.

The Independent UK

Xi reaffirms China's governing principle for Hong Kong

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to follow the “one country, two systems” governing principle for Hong Kong, saying it is the “best arrangement” to maintain the city’s prosperity and stability

Reuters

China lacked a 'zero COVID' exit plan. Its people are paying the price

At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent zero-COVID policy on Dec. 7.

Bangkok Post

Global, regional, local trends for 2023

Although economic predictions are usually reserved for the foolhardy, as the future is always difficult to ascertain, there are certain trend lines and probabilities that can be discerned at the global and regional level as well as the local level here in Thailand. As a year-end exercise, we can tease…

The Conversation

The power and the pitfalls of personal storytelling – the best podcasts of 2022

It’s been a strange year for podcasts. Serial, the original 2014 blockbuster from the United States, was back in the news when its protagonist, Adnan Syed, had historic murder charges against him “vacated”. But Serial’s update episode glossed over the flaws in their original reporting, gaps instead plugged by the…

The New Daily

Australia-China talks under way, but relationship remains fraught and ripe to ‘explode’

The Australian foreign minister's visit to China has reignited hopes the two countries are on the road to patching up their relationship.

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