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Evening Standard Comment: Clean air is a human right, but one Londoners are too often denied

Last Friday, air quality in the capital was worse than in Beijing, driven by a toxic combination of high atmospheric pressure and low winds. It was bad enough that Londoners were advised to reduce outdoor physical exertion.

Evening Standard

China says to provide visa assistance to all foreign crash investigators

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that Beijing will provide visa assistance to all foreign investigators coming to China in the aftermath of the China Eastern Airlines crash last week.

Reuters

Australia, New Zealand worried by China deal with Solomons

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers have voiced concerns about the potential for a Chinese military presence on the Solomon Islands

The Independent UK

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How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong

Doctors from the mainland are treating patients and Chinese workers are building hospitals as Beijing’s presence is felt like never before

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands politician 'extremely disappointed' Australia ignored warnings of China military deal

The Solomon Islands Opposition Leader says he warned Australian officials last year that China was negotiating a military pact, as a prominent defence analyst predicts that Beijing is now likely to push for a strategic presence in Papua New Guinea.

ABC News

China-Russian relations carry deep memories of mutual respect... and scorn

As the world awaits Beijing’s response to the Ukraine war, history shows its reaction could be complicated

The Guardian - UK

With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve buddhas

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are working to protect ancient buddha statues in caves carved into cliffsides outside Kabul

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Putin lays groundwork for possible scaling back of ambitions in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson confronted China’s President Xi Jinping as western allies tried to pressure Beijing away from offering support to Moscow

The Independent UK

Scott Morrison rules out meeting with Chinese ambassador until Beijing’s diplomatic freeze starts to thaw

The Prime Minister believes it would be inappropriate for him to meet with China's new ambassador to Australia while Beijing's diplomatic freeze continues, arguing the Foreign Minister's door is open for any talks.

ABC News

China to start Australian TV anchor’s spying trial next week

China will put an Australian television anchor on trial over state secret charges that carry a maximum sentence of life in jail, escalating a case that has contributed to tensions between Beijing and Canberra.

Bangkok Post

Vladimir Putin lays groundwork for possible scaling back of ambitions in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson confronted China’s President Xi Jinping as western allies tried to pressure Beijing away from offering support to Moscow.

The Independent UK

Johnson confronts China’s Xi over support for Russia in Ukraine

Nato leaders have called on Beijing to ‘abstain’ from backing the Kremilin’s war effort.

The Independent UK

China to 'dance' between Russia, Western economic ties - senior U.S. official

China is likely to offer some support to Russia's economy amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but will engage in a "dance" to maintain economic ties with Europe and the United States, a senior White House official said on Friday.

Reuters

It’s China’s ‘Nobel Prize moment’ to stop war, UN official says

Chinese President Xi Jinping has an opportunity to make history in pushing for a resolution to the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ most senior official in China said, encouraging Beijing to take a more active part in ending the bloodshed.

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Beijing Auto Show Could Be Postponed Due To New COVID Outbreak

Nothing is official yet, though.

Reuters

Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing next week - ABC News

An Australian journalist who has been detained in China for more than 19 months will be tried next Thursday, ABC News reported on Friday, citing two sources close to the case.

ABC News

Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing on state secrets charges next week

An Australian television journalist detained in China for more than 19 months will be put on trial, likely in a closed court, on state secrets charges that could see her face anything from a short sentence to life behind bars.

Al Jazeera

China eases investment curbs amid ‘unprecedented’ investor exodus

National Development and Reform Commission cuts list of restricted sectors from 123 to 117.

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The Times of India

China jet crash mystery deepens as evidence suggests midair breakup

BEIJING: At least one piece of the Boeing Co 737-800 that crashed in China appears to have broken loose well before impact, a finding that adds mystery to the plane's fatal dive.

Al Jazeera

Australia alarm over China security deal with Solomon Islands

Leaked document indicates pact would allow China to deploy police and troops to Pacific island nation.

Reuters

Factbox-India-China ties caught in cross-currents of border tensions, rising trade

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in New Delhi for talks on Friday, the highest-level meetings since border clashes two years ago strained diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants.

Reuters

Chinese minister seeks normal India ties, Delhi says ease border tension first

India said ties with China could not be normal until their troops pulled back from each other on the disputed border, but Beijing struck a conciliatory note during a meeting of their foreign ministers in New Delhi on Friday.

Reuters

Australian defence minister says China base in Solomons would be concerning

Australia's defence minister said on Friday any move to establish a Chinese military base in neighbouring Solomon Islands would be concerning, after a draft security document between Beijing and Honiara was leaked online.

The Hindu

After surprise stopover in Kabul, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lands in Delhi

Visits kept secret, first such visit to Delhi after LAC standoff and PLA transgressions began in April 2020

Sports Illustrated

No Russia, No Problem

The answer has been clear at this week’s World Figure Skating Championships in France.

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