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Geopolitics and the Ukraine conflict

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have forged a new partnership in Eurasia. How will that shape the global future?

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US: China Faces Consequences if it Helps Russia Evade Sanctions

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, warned Beijing that it would "absolutely" face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine. Sullivan told CNN the United States believed China was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China faces consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions over Ukraine - Sullivan

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is due to meet with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday, warned Beijing it would "absolutely" face consequences if it helped Moscow evade sweeping sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

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Russia counts on sanctions help from China; U.S. warns off Beijing

Russia said on Sunday that it was counting on China to help it withstand the blow to its economy from Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, but the United States warned Beijing not to provide that lifeline.

Reuters

Winter Paralympics: USA men win ice hockey on final day of Beijing Games

A 5-0 victory over Canada sees USA retain title for fourth consecutive time as China finish top of medal table

The Guardian - UK

Millie Knight faces test away from the slopes as search begins for new guide

The duo combined for a medal in Beijing before one final act as a partnership

The Independent UK

A ‘miracle’ in Beijing: Ukraine unbowed at Winter Paralympics

Ukraine’s Winter Paralympics athletes claim record medal haul in Beijing despite being directly affected by Russian invasion

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COVID-19 blamed for 34-year Para medal low

Australia have delivered just one medal at the Beijing Winter Paralympics, the lowest haul in 34 years after a build-up smashed by COVID-19 restrictions.

AAP

Australia's vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands wards off Beijing - PM Morrison

Australia has been able to stop an "incursion" by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.

Reuters

Ukraine latest updates: 2,187 residents killed in Mariupol

Ukraine news from March 13: About 100 aerial bombs have been dropped on Mariupol as Russian forces blockade the city.

Al Jazeera

Welsh Paralympic veteran Steve Thomas on why he fell in love with the 'brutal' nature of Nordic skiing ahead of Beijing 2022

Barry-based Thomas, 45, is a seasoned campaigner in the British team after staring as a sailor at the Summer Games of 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 and in ice sledge hockey at Turin 2006

Wales Online

Winter Paralympics: Menna Fitzpatrick misses out on medal on penultimate day of 2022 Games

Menna Fitzpatrick just missed out on her third medal of the Beijing Winter Paralympics on the penultimate day of the 2022 Games.

Evening Standard

China and QAnon embrace Russian disinformation justifying war in Ukraine

Russia convened a special UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss what the Kremlin said were "secret" research laboratories the US allegedly has in Ukraine to develop biological weapons. The Russian allegations are rooted in an unlikely conspiracy theory that has been promoted by both China and the pro-Trump…

France 24

China tightens controls as more virus cases reported

Hong Kong has reported over 27,600 new coronavirus cases while Shanghai closed schools and parks and authorities in Beijing suspended access to a residential area after new infections were found

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Snowboard sensation Ollie Hill reveals secret to securing history-making Paralympic bronze medal in Beijing

Hill, from Reading, became the first British snowboarder to win a Paralympic medal after a scintillating banked slalom run on Friday

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Approves Five COVID-19 Antigen Kits for Self-testing

China has granted approval to five COVID-19 antigen kits made by local companies to be used for self-testing, state broadcaster CCTV said on Saturday, as it tweaks its testing regime that has been pressured by Omicron. China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published a notice on Friday saying Beijing Huaketai…

The Independent UK

Menna Fitzpatrick eager to cement status as Britain’s greatest Winter Paralympian

The six-time Paralympic medallist wrapped up her Beijing campaign on Saturday with a disappointing fourth-place finish in the slalom

ABC News

Rae Anderson impresses in Beijing as Australian teammate Melissa Perrine bows out of Winter Paralympics

Para-alpine skier Rae Anderson places seventh in the slalom standing category in Beijing, while fellow Australian Melissa Perrine finishes her Paralympic career on an emotional note.

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Perrine backs Paralympic team's potential

Retiring Winter Paralympics great Melissa Perrine believes Australia's team is one for the future, dismissing concerns over a low medal tally in Beijing.

Reuters

China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high of over 1,500

Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time.

Bangkok Post

America is fuelling Chinese techno-nationalism

Although the American-born skier Eileen Gu became a darling of the Chinese public during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China trained many of its sports champions at home, through its juguo (whole nation) sports regime. And now China is applying the juguo approach -- deploying massive resources to achieve a…

The Guardian - AU

China is squirming under pressure to condemn Russia. It can’t hold out forever

Beijing is struggling to settle on a clear message over Ukraine because it is trying to reconcile the irreconcilable

The Independent UK

Winter Paralympics: Millie Knight banishes super-G demons in giant slalom

Knight was heartbroken by finishing fourth in her favoured super-G event but was proud of her response in the giant slalom in Beijing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Premier Li Offers China’s Help for 'Grave' Ukraine Situation

China’s Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called the situation in Ukraine "grave" and offered Beijing’s help in playing a "positive role" for peace while continuing to refuse to criticize Russia. China has largely sided with Russia in the conflict, which it has refused to refer to as a war or…

The Guardian - UK

Winter paralympics 2022: historic bronze for GB snowboarder Ollie Hill

Hill comes third in men’s banked slalom SB-LL2 on his debut for Britain’s first ever para snowboard Paralympics medal

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