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Alibaba Ropes In Expedia Head As SCMP CEO As It Devotes Former Chief To NFT Spinoff

Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NASDAQ:BABA) The South China Morning Post (SCMP) roped in Expedia Group, Inc's (NASDAQ:EXPE) Asian head, Catherine So, as its new CEO, Bloomberg reports. So succeeds Gary Liu, who will leave in July to oversee crypto-spinoff Artifacts Lab. The Harvard alumni So, who's also worked at Groupon, Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Star TV, and AOL Time Warner,…

Benzinga

Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says

New textbooks contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.

WEKU

China’s Wavering Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Threatens Its Legacy at Home and Abroad

Beijing’s official policy has remained ambiguously in support of the Russian cause, but against its consequences.

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Supermoon Delights Skygazers Around the Globe

From Frankfurt and New York to Istanbul and Beijing, skygazers could enjoy a beautiful supermoon rise over the horizon in an impressive astronomic spectacle. The full moon appeared bigger than normal and sometimes slightly orange-colored as it lit skies around the globe. It reached its full stage on Tuesday during…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese capital has reported 327 COVID cases linked to bar - health official

China's capital Beijing has reported a total of 327 COVID cases linked to a bar as of Wednesday afternoon, a health official said.

Reuters

AP PHOTOS: Supermoon delights skygazers around the globe

From Frankfurt and New York to Istanbul and Beijing, skygazers could enjoy a beautiful supermoon rise over the horizon in an impressive astronomic spectacle.

The Independent UK

Haze Fan was released on bail in January pending trial: China

Beijing-based journalist with Bloomberg News is accused of breaking national security laws.

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New Zealand to boost maritime security with Solomon Islands amid China focus on Pacific

‘Small work plan’ is another signal of intensifying security interests in the region, in the wake of Beijing’s security deal with Honiara

The Guardian - AU

U.S. rebuffs China by calling Taiwan Strait an international waterway

The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan's assertion that the strait dividing the island from the Chinese mainland is an international waterway, a further rebuff to Beijing's claim to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage.

Reuters

Dozens of countries question China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’

In a joint statement, 47 countries voice concern at treatment of ethnic minority Uighurs in far western region.

Al Jazeera

China lifts two-year COVID visa ban on Indians; to allow return of stranded professionals, families

China is also processing requests of thousands of Indian students studying in Chinese universities

The Hindu

Xi Jinping announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake 'armed forces operations' abroad

According to China's government, Xi Jinping has signed off on a set of new trial outlines that allow for Chinese "armed forces operations" that aren't war, and set a legal basis for the PLA to "safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests".

ABC News

Commentary: Washington already fought a cold war with Beijing. It was a disaster

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, a debate within the U.S. foreign policy community has reignited over how far Washington would go to defend Taiwan if China launched a similar assault on the island. These questions acquired a new level of urgency last month when President Joe…

Chicago Tribune

Beijing in 'race against time' to contain COVID surge

Authorities in China's capital warned on Tuesday that a COVID-19 surge in cases linked to a 24-hour bar was critical and the city of 22 million was in a "race against time" to get to grips with its most serious outbreak since the pandemic began.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US, Chinese National Security Figures Hold 'Candid' Talks

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues. Readouts of the meeting in Luxembourg on Monday were toned down compared with last week, when China's defense minister warned his…

Reuters

Biden adviser Sullivan raised concerns with China over North Korea

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has raised concerns with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi over Beijing's veto at the United Nations of a U.S.-led push to impose more sanctions on North Korea, a senior U.S. official said.

Al Jazeera

Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea

Jake Sullivan told Yang Jiechi that Washington and Beijing can cooperate on North Korea issue, senior US official says.

The Guardian - AU

Australia demands end to ‘unjustified trade strikes’ after China ends diplomatic freeze

Penny Wong says dialogue is in the interests of both countries but government will ‘always stand up for Australia’s values’

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China is walking back virus loosening weeks after reopening

China is starting to re-impose COVID-19 restrictions just weeks after major easing in key cities, raising concern the country may once again employ strict lockdowns to control its outbreak.

The Independent UK

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu faces rape charge at closed trial in Beijing

Wu was arrested last year after he was hit by a string of sexual assault allegations

Bangkok Post

US makes Asia inroads by playing down need to oppose China

The US sought to bolster its support in Asia this weekend by reassuring nations they don’t need to join a coalition against China, drawing a stark contrast with Beijing’s threats to defend its interests with military force.

Reuters

Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over COVID cluster at 24-hour bar

Authorities in China's capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Falls on Beijing's COVID-19 Warning, Inflation Worries

Oil dropped more than $2 on Monday as a flare-up in COVID-19 cases in Beijing dented hopes of a pick-up in Chinese demand, while worries about more interest rate hikes to control rampant inflation added further pressure. Beijing's most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell…

WEKU

A COVID-19 cluster at a Beijing nightclub sets off a new clampdown

Dozens of cases linked to a nightclub spurs officials to return to online schooling and indefinitely delay sports gatherings.

The Independent UK

Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdown

China's capital has put school online in one of its major districts amid a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a nightclub

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