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Shanghai’s lockdown protests reveal tensions over zero-Covid

China’s determination to enforce zero-Covid policies is pushing its vast, bustling financial hub to breaking point

The Guardian - UK

Sinopharm testing Omicron vaccine

BEIJING: The Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm says a subsidiary has received approval for clinical trials of a new vaccine specifically to target the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Bangkok Post

Chinese astronauts return after six months in space

Three Chinese astronauts landed in northern China on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending the country's longest crewed space mission to date.

Bangkok Post

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China holds military exercises as US legislators visit Taiwan

Amid ongoing tensions with Washington, Beijing criticises US legislators’ visit to Taipei as ‘deliberately provocative’.

Al Jazeera

Will China’s zero-Covid policy bring the world’s factory grinding to a halt?

Huawei executive warns of ‘massive losses’ in tech sector as tensions rise over strict lockdowns

The Guardian - UK

Xi moves to stop Shanghai COVID rage from sweeping across China

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping now has a bigger problem than stopping COVID-19 infections: quelling escalating anger in Shanghai before it spreads across China, creating a wider crisis of confidence in the Communist Party.

Tribune News Service

Elderly Shanghai man’s pleas for medical help censored in China

BEIJING: China has censored an audio clip of an elderly man in Shanghai begging a local official for help seeing a doctor, a sign of the pressure confronting the government as it enforces an increasingly unpopular lockdown on the financial hub of 25 million people.

The Times of India

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As ‘zero COVID’ bites, China’s leadership sounds alarm on economy

Beijing’s draconian ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policies and global uncertainties cast doubt on 5.5 percent growth target.

Al Jazeera

Xi Jinping: China must stick to 'Covid Zero' even as costs mount

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping says his government will stick to its zero-tolerance approach to Covid even as public anger simmers in Shanghai and economic costs mount.

The Times of India

$From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?$

From handshakes to threats: can the election bring a fresh start in our fractured relationship with China?

This is the first piece in a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed under the Morrison government.

The Conversation

Beijing’s move, India’s turn

If this moment provides for a reset of India’s ties with China, it will alter New Delhi’s relationship with the U.S.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka seeks India’s help for funds

Colombo has reached out to Delhi and Beijing for $3 billion in ‘bridge finance’

The Hindu

China’s trade with Russia up by 12% in March from a year earlier

Increase outstrips 7.75% growth in China’s global trade, suggesting Beijing is maintaining strong links with Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Top US official urges China to pressure Russia to end Ukraine war

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says China’s stance on Ukraine could hamper countries’ willingness to work with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

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Reuters

Yellen says China faces consequences if it fails to help stop Russia's war in Ukraine

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday appealed to China to take action to help end Russia's war in Ukraine, warning in a landmark speech that Beijing's standing in the world would suffer if it fails to do so.

Benzinga

How China's Zero-COVID Policy Is Taking A Toll On Its Economy

The more contagious omicron strain of COVID-19 is testing China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy and while many signs underscore the strategy’s adverse impact on the country’s economic recovery, Beijing continues to stick to it, dismissing suggestions that China should learn to live with the virus as other nations do.

Al Jazeera

John Lee’s bid for Hong Kong leader signals Beijing’s ‘hard line’

Ex-security chief who spent decades in the police has indicated he will put security above all else as chief executive.

The Independent UK

John Lee secures nominations for Hong Kong leadership race

Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee has formally registered his candidacy in the election for the top job after securing 786 nominations to enter the race

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Bangkok Post

Less rice for same price: inflation bites Asia

Profits at Ma Hong's spicy hotpot restaurant have been squeezed by about a fifth since he opened in downtown Beijing last year, crushed by beef tripe prices that have shot up by more than 50% and the surging costs of other key ingredients.

Benzinga

China Starts Issuing Videogame Licenses Again: WSJ

China’s videogame regulator has started granting publishing licenses to new titles, ending a months-long freeze in the world’s largest mobile game market, the Wall Street Journal reported. The country stopped issuing licenses in July 2021, after Beijing tightened rules on the industry. The report noted approved 45 videogames last week, including…

The Guardian - AU

US tells some consulate staff to leave Shanghai as Covid outbreak worsens

State department cites risk of children and parents being separated as EU warns zero-Covid strategy eroding investor confidence

Foreign Affairs

What China Can Learn From German History

Beijing Should Avoid Embracing Russia’s War in Ukraine

The Independent UK

US Olympic figure skater quits at 16 after being linked to DoJ spy case

Her family was given protection by the US State Department during their trip to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics

The News Lens

Taiwan Mulls Lengthening Military Service

Analysts believe Taiwan’s ability and commitment to defend itself has been questioned in both Beijing and Washington and improving mandatory military service would send a clear signal to both that it is prepared.

Financial Times

The Chinese companies trying to buy strategic islands

Small businesses from China have scoured the globe for important strips of land. Are they trying to make money or are they a front for Beijing?

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