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Kim Jong-un lookalike with an Australian accent crashes Scott Morrison campaign event

‘If you want to support communism in Australia, vote Liberal’

The Independent UK

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

What the CIA thinks: William Burns on the new world disorder

Fifty years after Nixon’s cold war coup, the US is facing a new global realignment

Financial Times

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Alibaba And Other Chinese Stock Investors Remain Cautious Over China's Political Body Forum With Leading Firms

China’s top political advisory body looks to host a forum next week with some of the nation’s largest private-sector firms, including Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU), Bloomberg reports. While the conference focused on developing China’s digital economy, investors will likely watch for a possible wind-down of its year-long crackdown on the tech sector after a…

Benzinga

China set to launch new high-tech aircraft supercarrier as big as nine blue whales

Weighing in at 90,000 tonnes and longer than nine blue whales end to end, the beast is the said to be the most technically advanced China has ever seen

Daily Mirror

A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law

The White House and U.S. politicians join others around the world in calling for the release of a retired archbishop, singer and others in the Chinese territory.

WEKU

China fights economic slump, sticks to costly 'zero COVID'

China’s leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump without giving up a “zero-COVID” strategy that shut down Shanghai and other cities

The Independent UK

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Can Xi Jinping vanquish Covid without crushing China’s economy?

In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses

Financial Times

How Russia and China Exploit History to Further Their Interests

The arbitrariness in the way they deal with their own national history helps Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin secure power and justify their policies.

The News Lens

Macron phone call to Putin ally Xi Jinping underlines deep differences

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday had a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Comparing the French and Chinese reactions to the meeting gives an indication of the distance separating the priorities of Beijing and Paris.

Radio France Internationale

WHO chief says China's zero-Covid strategy is 'unsustainable'

China's flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization has said, adding that it had told Beijing so and called for a policy shift.

Radio France Internationale

Lifting zero-Covid policies in China could risk 1.6m deaths, says study

Authorities might let people isolate at home instead of quarantine centres but anger continues in Shanghai about heavy-handed tactics

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 77 of the invasion

US spy chief suggests Russia could use nuclear weapons if war continues to stall; Odesa comes under renewed missile attacks

The Guardian - AU

Xi, Macron Discuss Ukraine War in Phone Conversation

Chinese and French leaders agree on ‘urgency of reaching a ceasefire’ and urge peace negotiations

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The Guardian - UK

China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for shift in approach as scores of Chinese cities remain in strictly enforced lockdown

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,…

Reuters

French President Macron discussed Ukraine war with China's Xi - Elysee

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed the war in Ukraine and the global food crisis arising from it, and called for an urgent ceasefire, the Elysee said after a phone call between the two leaders.

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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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

‘No end in sight’: Shanghai residents chafe at harsh Covid measures

Tensions rise again as lockdowns grind on and the city’s population tire of strict zero-Covid policy

Reuters

China's Xi tells German Chancellor all efforts must be made to avoid Ukraine conflict from intensifying

China's President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday that all efforts must be made to avoid the Ukraine conflict turning into an "unmanageable situation", Chinese state radio reported.

Reuters

Analysis-Shanghai COVID crisis puts political spotlight on key Xi ally

If Shanghai Communist Party chief Li Qiang has been politically bruised by the city's struggle to tame a COVID-19 outbreak that has infuriated residents and caused severe economic damage, there is little sign of it.

The Hindu

The LAC crisis has been a wake-up call in how we deal with China, says former Northern Command chief

India must continue to insist on restoring the status quo ante, while dealing with what has been a clear change in China’s behaviour since President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, says Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda (retd.)

Financial Times

Lex in depth: why the luxury market needs to hedge against China

A shift in spending habits in Asia and a crackdown on wealth by Beijing threaten a profit squeeze for high-end brands

Axios

Putin believes he can't "afford to lose" in Ukraine, CIA chief says

Russia's 2nd phase of attacks on Ukraine's east and south may be "even riskier" than the 1st, Burns warns.

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