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Why Alibaba, Other Tech Peers Are Slumping In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), JD.Com (NASDAQ: JD), and <

Benzinga

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.

The Times of India

Why Solomon Islands' deal with Beijing is different to past agreements with Pacific nations

Experts say a new security agreement signed by Beijing and Honiara is "qualitatively different' to Beijing's past agreements with Pacific nations and the geopolitical context has changed.

ABC News

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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.

Tribune News Service

Can we defeat democracy's enemies?

Confronting Putin isn't about sanctions or military strategy. It's about facing what we did to make him possible

Salon

Debate sparks over China's interest in Australian election

An Australian debate heated up Thursday when the defense minister said there was evidence the Chinese Communist Party wanted Australia’s government to change at the May 21 election because a center-left Labor Party administration would attempt to appease Beijing

The Independent UK

‘No end in sight’: In Beijing, fears of Shanghai-style lockdown

Officials in Chinese capital have designated 518 coronavirus outbreak sites amid growing fears of a city-wide lockdown.

Al Jazeera

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New Zealand foreign minister blames ‘relationship failure’ for China-Solomons security deal

Nanaia Mahuta confirms ‘unwelcome and unnecessary’ deal came as a surprise to New Zealand and Australia, saying the Solomons must provide transparency

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands Prime Minister ups ante with criticism of Australia while praising China during tirade in parliament

The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands launches a tirade in parliament, suggesting Australia and its allies are deliberately trying to undermine his government, criticising the Western response to Russia's invasion and praising China's treatment of Christians.

ABC News

China and Covid: The cost of infallibility

Even the pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine.

Bangkok Post

Biden compares workers who make Javelin anti-tank missiles to ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ builders during WWII

‘We built the weapons and equipment that helped defend freedom and sovereignty in Europe years ago — that's true again today’

The Independent UK

Russia and the U.S.: Dance of death

Doddering Cold War adversaries are marching toward war: For their decrepit elites, it's literally the last hurrah

Salon

China's top leaders signal reprieve for tech companies

Loosening restrictions could remove one source of downward pressure on China's economy.

Axios

US Relieved as China Appears to Heed Warnings on Russia

Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior US officials say they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense US-China relationship. US officials told Reuters in recent days they remain wary about China's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Reuters

U.S. relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia

Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior U.S. officials say they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense U.S.-China relationship.

Benzinga

Here's How 2022 Chinese Election Could Act As Tailwind For Alibaba And Others

Chinese President Xi Jinping reached out to the domestic private sector amid the growing economic challenges, the CityToday reports. Jinping highlighted the importance of private capital to economic development while emphasizing their adherence to the regulatory norms at a recent Politburo meet. The private sector generated over 50% of China's tax…

The Guardian - UK

Elon, Twitter is not the town square – it’s just a private shop. The square belongs to us all

Musk’s acquisition of the media platform will be a boon for free speech, he says. Governments are the ones to judge that

ABC News

Building collapse in China's Hunan province leads to arrests as investigations into the cause continue

Chinese authorities say dozens remain trapped inside a building in the city of Changsha that partially collapsed on Friday.

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Evening Standard

Five rescued and dozens missing in China building collapse

Five people have been pulled out alive and dozens are missing from a collapsed building in central China, authorities said on Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Alarmed by Russia’s invasion, Europe rethinks its China ties

Russia’s war on Ukraine has triggered a profound reassessment in European capitals of their individual and collective relations with China.

Tribune News Service

Alarmed by Russia’s aggression, Europe rethinks its China ties

Russia’s war on Ukraine has triggered a profound reassessment in European capitals of their individual and collective relations with China.

The Guardian - UK

As China looks on at a world opening up, can Xi Jinping survive zero-Covid?

With 340m people living under lockdown or restrictions, the administration are sticking to their stance. But at what cost?

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he's not entirely wrong

President Joe Biden likes to say that we are locked in a global battle pitting democracy against autocracy.

The Independent UK

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

Al Jazeera

China pledges more economic support as lockdowns stymie growth

Top decision-making body pledges package of measures to help industries and small firms affected by the pandemic.

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