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The Independent UK

China's worst COVID-19 outbreak in two years shuts down major cities

China's government is responding to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen and restricting access to Shanghai.

ABC News

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 2.6% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 3.08%

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U.K.-based rights group says Hong Kong police accused it of violating security law

Hong Kong police have accused UK-based rights group Hong Kong Watch of "collusion with foreign forces," a "likely" violation of the China-imposed national security law, the group said on Monday.

Reuters

China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

The fast-spreading “stealth omicron” variant is fueling China's biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years, with 1,337 locally transmitted cases being reported across dozens of mainland cities

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: US to urge China to stay out of war

American and Chinese representatives to meet in Rome as Ukraine-Russia talks resume … warning over sixth Covid wave … and Power of the Dog sweeps the Baftas

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine morning briefing: US warns Putin as Russia 'asks China for help'

Russia is reportedly asking China for military assistance and financial help to protect it from crushing sanctions but the US says Beijing will face 'consequences' if it does

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President Zelensky says Ukraine ‘must hold on’ as Russia blockades Black Sea coast

Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, according to reports

Evening Standard

Chinese Cities and Factories Lock Down as Outbreak Spreads

Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as a key factory making iPhones closed and restrictions spread across Shanghai and other major cities in an effort to extinguish the biggest-ever threat to the nation's zero-tolerance Covid strategy. The southern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fire at China steelmaker Bao Gang plant in Inner Mongolia kills 7

A fire that broke out at a Bao Gang United Steel plant in China's Inner Mongolia region in Monday morning has killed seven people, the local emergency management department said in a statement.

Reuters

Talks between Russia and Ukraine to resume after deadly attack on military base

Zelenskiy pushes for meeting with Putin as Moscow draws warnings from Nato after strikes on a major military base close to the alliance’s border

The Guardian - UK

India unsure of Russian arms to meet China, Pakistan threats

India is bracing for a disruption in Russian arms supplies following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightrope walk between Moscow and Washington could become more difficult due to a border standoff with China

The Independent UK

India’s new envoy to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat takes charge

Pradeep Kumar Rawat arrived in China on March 4 and underwent mandatory quarantine as per China’s COVID-19 protocols.

The Hindu

Biden considers travel to Europe – as it happened

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Reuters

China's cyberspace regulator drafts new rules to protect minors

Companies engaged in online gaming, livestreaming, audio and video in China should set up a "youth mode" to protect minors, according to draft regulations issued on Monday by the Cyberspace Administration of China.

The Independent UK

US official: Russia seeking military aid from China

A U.S. official says Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

U.S. raises concerns about China aligning with Russia at meeting it calls 'intense'

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday raised concerns about China's alignment with Russia in a seven-hour meeting with Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi as Washington warned of the isolation and penalties Beijing will face if it helps Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Russia asks China for weapons, US claims as Kyiv’s Antonov aircraft plant shelled

Seven people injured in attack and around 70 evacuated

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Axios

China's COVID lockdowns hit key iPhone factory in tech hub Shenzhen

The main China manufacture of the iPhone and other Apple products is located in locked-down Shenzhen.

Bangkok Post

Europe new 'hotspot' for arms imports - report

STOCKHOLM: Europe saw the world's biggest rise in arms imports in the past five years, a trend set to accelerate following recent rearmament commitments amid the threat posed by Russia, researchers said Monday.

Bangkok Post

Russia has asked China for military aid against Ukraine, US media report

WASHINGTON: Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, US media reported Sunday, hours after the White House warned Beijing would face severe "consequences" if it helps Moscow evade sanctions.

Tribune News Service

US says Russia made unusual request for Chinese aid on Ukraine

U.S. officials say Russia has asked China for military assistance for its war in Ukraine, an unusual request that suggests Vladimir Putin has faced more setbacks than he imagined in his invasion.

Reuters

U.S. warns China not to help Russia as anti-war protest disrupts state TV

The United States warned China after "intense" talks on Monday against helping Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine, while an anti-war protester interrupted Russian state TV news in an extraordinary act of dissent.

The Guardian - US

US urged China not to supply arms to Russia at ‘intense’ Rome meeting

China had denounced reports that Moscow asked for military equipment as ‘malicious disinformation’

The Independent UK

Russia asked China for weapons and economic aid, US officials say

Washington warns Beijing will ‘absolutely’ face consequences if it helps Moscow evade sanctions

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