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U.S. is concerned about lack of transparency of China pact with Solomon Islands –White House

The United States is concerned about the lack of transparency in China's reported security pact with the Solomon Islands, the White House said on Tuesday, calling it part of a pattern of Beijing offering "shadowy" deals to countries.

Reuters

Made in Hollywood, censored by China: How the film industry is abiding by Beijing's laws

This week, we look into how Hollywood blockbusters adapt or even self-censor to reach the Chinese market. The new "Fantastic Beasts" movie "The Secrets of Dumbledore" came out in Chinese theatres with one small change: six seconds of dialogue referring to a romantic relationship between two male characters were cut…

France 24

Taiwanese group provides democracy ratings for milk tea shops

The group hopes to mobilize consumers to push back against Beijing.

Axios

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Opinion: China Is Still Investible, but Skills Needed to Succeed Have Changed

Investing in the country requires paying close attention to policymakers’ long-term vision, so deciphering their signals is now crucial

Caixin Global

U.S. concerned after China says it signs security pact with Solomon Islands

China said on Tuesday it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to heighten concerns of the United States and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in a region traditionally under their sway.

Reuters

Shanghai Reports 7 More Covid Deaths Since Start of Lockdown

China reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown. City authorities revealed the first deaths of this outbreak on Monday, with Tuesday's fatalities bringing the official toll to just 10, even as the virus continues…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths as virus situation remains grim

BEIJING: Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as the Chinese financial hub grapples with a record outbreak, taking the total death toll in the country to 4,648 with over 21,400 new cases, most of them from the city.

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China Economy Grows 4.8% in 1st Quarter as Virus Bites

China's economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of "significant challenges" ahead as a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens Beijing's ambitious annual target. The world's second-biggest economy was already losing steam in the latter half of last year with a property…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Retail can not only survive, it can thrive

From Beijing to Bangkok, the combination of a growing middle class -- and a young population that is increasingly aspirational in its consumer choices -- has resulted in the Asia Pacific region driving the global retail industry forward.

Bangkok Post

A fugitive Chinese billionaire claims this cryptocurrency will overthrow Beijing. The trading platform denies concerns that it has some 'hallmarks of a scam'

An ABC investigation unravels a sophisticated cryptocurrency operation endorsed by a political movement founded by exiled billionaire Guo Wengui and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

ABC News

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

China holds military exercises as US legislators visit Taiwan

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

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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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Times of India

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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The Times of India

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 Conversation

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 Hindu

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 Guardian - UK

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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.

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