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China’s $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Puts America’s to Shame

More than half the projects will directly support the manufacturing and service industries.

Businessweek

U.S. says China could face sanctions if it supports Russia's war in Ukraine

Sanctions imposed on Russia over its war in Ukraine should give China a "good understanding" of the consequences it could face if it provides material support to Moscow, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mark McGowan condemns ‘morons’ for displaying ads outside his home linking Labor with China

Trucks with ads showing the Chinese president voting for Labor have been seen across Australia this week

The Guardian - AU

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In Thailand, the war in Ukraine divides the generations

Among the young there is a strong desire to stand by Ukrainians, while older conservatives describe Russia as a longstanding friend

The Guardian - AU

Indonesians' trust in Australia falls as China seen as main security threat, Lowy report finds

A Lowy Institute survey of about 3,000 Indonesians also finds Scott Morrison is viewed poorly in the country, with just 38 per cent of respondents expressing confidence in the Australian Prime Minister.

ABC News

Carrie Lam: a divisive leader in Hong Kong’s turbulent times

Tenure of woman who rose through ranks to become governor marked by controversies and scandals

The Guardian - UK

How difficult would it be for China to invade Taiwan?

As observers worry about the growing possibility, an invading force would still have huge challenges to overcome.

Al Jazeera

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China promotes traditional cures as Pfizer pill alternatives

As Hong Kong’s outbreak became the deadliest in the world, among the aid Beijing sent to the financial hub were 1 million packets of honeysuckle, rhubarb root, sweet wormwood herb and other natural ingredients, all mixed according to principles of traditional Chinese medicine.

Tribune News Service

Putin's war and the battle for democracy

Autocratic leaders are growing ever bolder, as Putin and Xi demonstrate — but Ukraine has changed the equation

Salon

Hong Kong election for top leader is wide open as race starts

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s election season officially begins Sunday, and despite a near-two month delay in proceedings because of a COVID-19 crisis, it’s still wildly unclear who actually wants the city’s top job.

Tribune News Service

Indian community in China feels the pinch as travel ban nears two years

Several thousand Indians are waiting to return to China, but authorities continue to deny business visas and visas for even immediate family members

The Hindu

Pope considering trip to Kyiv

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE: Pope Francis said on Saturday that he was considering a trip to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.

Bangkok Post

China resists tougher Russia response at ‘frank’ summit with EU

Chinese leaders tell EU counterparts they will push for peace in Ukraine in their ‘own way’.

Al Jazeera

China accused of cyber-attacks on Ukraine before Russian invasion

UK investigating claims, but Ukrainian security service says it has ‘nothing to do with’ memos obtained by Times

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Xi Jinping once called Vladimir Putin his ‘bosom buddy’, but Russia's failing gambit in Ukraine hands China an opportunity

China wants to strengthen ties with Russia, but given the complex love-hate relationship between the two powers, it's not clear how that will play out in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

EU tells China it expects help to persuade Russia to end war

ROME — European Union leaders said they told China in a virtual summit Friday that they expect Beijing to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine and at the very least not to interfere with international sanctions imposed on Moscow.

Reuters

China's Xi calls on EU to view China 'independently' -state media

China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday he hopes the European Union can form its view of China "independently", state broadcaster CCTV reported.

The Guardian - US

Dictators like Putin surround themselves with liars and propaganda. That leads to very bad decisions

Trump, Putin, Xi – these men aren’t stupid. But they have no way of eliciting, recognizing, or assessing useful criticism

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Al Jazeera

Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’: Why island may not be the next Ukraine

Self-ruled island’s dominance in semiconductors is seen by some analysts as a deterrent against an invasion by Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU to Seek China Rethink over Russia Ties

The EU holds a virtual summit with China on Friday amid increasing alarm over Beijing's growing proximity with Moscow and its reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold the videoconference with EU leaders Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, carrying through on an…

France 24

As it happened: Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia

The Red Cross on Friday said a team sent to help evacuate civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol had been forced to turn around after conditions made it “impossible to proceed”. Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city…

Financial Times

What war in Ukraine means for the age of the autocrat

The world’s strongmen are watching Vladimir Putin’s gamble play out in Ukraine — and the consequences of his success or failure will be global

Bangkok Post

Aid convoys unable to reach Ukraine's Mariupol

The United Nations said relief convoys have so far failed to reach Mariupol after the port city has been devastated by weeks of shelling by Russian forces, but aid including food and medicine arrived in the northeastern city of Sumy.

The Guardian - UK

Chinese Communist party expels former justice minister in latest purge

Fu Zhenghua, who had brought down ex security chief for corruption, denounced as ‘extremely despicable’

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders urged to be tough on China if it backs Russia in Ukraine

Bloc pressed to threaten sanctions at summit on bilateral relations amid concern about authoritarian alliance

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