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China Tests 2 Million for COVID in Beijing

A fresh outbreak in Beijing has prompted authorities to test millions and impose new measures two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics, even as Chinese officials on Monday lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents. Despite falling case numbers,…

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Navratilova says Tennis Australia 'capitulating' to China over Peng

Peng supporters in Australia said they were planning to hand out 1,000 "Where is Peng Shuai?" T-shirts at Melbourne Park this week

The Hindu

‘Stop nagging!’: Why China’s young adults are resisting marriage and babies

Chinese women in particular prioritising education and careers, a trend alarming authorities facing ‘demographic timebomb’

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Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.37%

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Donald Trump Jr posts strange rant: ‘Joe Biden is what stands between us and nuclear-capable China’

People criticise Donald Trump Jr’s video, one user calls it ‘deranged, slurred, unnatural, speech’

The Independent UK

China sends largest incursion of warplanes into Taiwan defence zone since October

In recent years the People’s Liberation Army has ratcheted up its missions, which it says are training drills, to near-daily frequency

The Guardian - AU

Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai

The tennis great has blasted the Australian Open after T-shirts and a banner in support of the Chinese player were confiscated

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China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest in new year

China has flown 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing a pattern that the island has answered by scrambling its own military jets in response

The Independent UK

Former Australian PM Paul Keating criticises Liz Truss over ‘demented’ China comments

Ex-leader targets UK foreign secretary’s remarks on potential China aggression in the Indo-Pacific, adding Britain suffers from ‘relevance deprivation’

The Guardian - AU

Testing for fully vaccinated travellers to UK to be scrapped; new vaccine pass rules in France – as it happened

UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into force

The Guardian - UK

Coronavirus live updates | India's Omicron wave may intensify in coming weeks: experts

Tens of thousands of people protested in Brussels on Sunday against COVID-19 restrictions, some clashing with police who fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse them near the European Commission's headquarters.

The Hindu

China accused of foreign interference after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account hijacked and renamed

Senior Coalition MPs accuse China's government of foreign interference after the Prime Minister's account on the ubiquitous Chinese language messaging app WeChat has its name changed.

ABC News

Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine

As the U.S. and Europe mount increasingly frantic efforts to deter Russia from any invasion of Ukraine, it’s Chinese President Xi Jinping who may have the biggest influence on Vladimir Putin’s timetable.

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EV Makers' Next Headache: Scarce Battery Chemicals, Made in China

Last year was the year of electric vehicles -- global sales are likely to have hit a record, in turn pushing up battery demand. Now too much of a good thing is causing problems: Many key battery materials, including but not limited to processed lithium itself, are in short supply…

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The Guardian - AU

Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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Daily Mirror

Australian Open defends event security after fan ordered to remove Peng Shuai t-shirt

Organisers of the Australian Open have defended security's decision to remove a fan wearing a t-shirt in support of Peng Shuai.

Reuters

Taiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion

Taiwan on Sunday reported the largest incursion since October by China's air force in its air defence zone, with the island's defence ministry saying Taiwanese fighters scrambled to warn away 39 aircraft in the latest uptick in tensions.

The Hindu

India-Chinese Taipei Asian Cup match called off after COVID outbreak in Indian side

This virtually rules out India’s chances of making the knockouts of the continental championship and also casts a doubt over India’s final group game against China on Wednesday

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The Times of India

Asian Cup: China turn on the style against Iran, win 7-0

MUMBAI: Eight-time champions China further underlined their title credentials, cruising to a 7-0 win over Iran in their Group A match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup here on Sunday.

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China: Olympic villages of 2022 Winter Games start working, says report

Three Olympic villages of the 2022 Winter Games have started working in China and have begun to receive members of foreign delegations, ahead of the official opening ceremony to be placed on Thursday, Sputnik News Agency reported citing the Beijing Organizing Committee on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics

People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents have been ordered to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

A new cold war? Britain’s relationship with China is much more complex than that

In a globalised world, the claim that a Chinese agent forged links with UK politicians shouldn’t surprise us, says postdoctoral research fellow Martin Thorley

Asharq Al-Awsat

Olympic ‘Curse’ Strikes Again as Beijing Costs Mount

The "curse" of Olympic overspending looks set to strike again at the Beijing Games, with stringent Covid measures and loss of ticket sale revenues pushing up costs for China. It's not unusual for nations to find the bill for hosting an Olympics ballooning, but the pandemic and China's zero-Covid approach…

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Australian Open Defends Ban on ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-Shirts

Australian Open organizers said Sunday that Peng Shuai's safety "is our primary concern" after video emerged of security staff preventing spectators wearing T-shirts in support of the Chinese player. The former doubles world number one is absent from the Grand Slam and there are fears for her well-being after she…

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74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record – as it happened

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