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US confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

US confronts China with evidence of companies aiding Putin’s war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has confronted China’s government with evidence that suggests some Chinese state-owned companies may be providing assistance for Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, as it tries to ascertain if Beijing is aware of those activities, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Times of India

China’s shrinking population: what it means for the rest of the world - expert panel

From climate change to women’s rights, what effect will the demographic time bomb at the heart of China’s economy have?

The Guardian - AU

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Marcos seeks foreign minister talks with China on sea feuds

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he has proposed to China that the two countries hold talks between their foreign ministers to quickly resolve any new conflicts in the disputed South China Sea, and blamed Chinese actions for the disagreements

The Independent UK

Can China Pull Off Its Charm Offensive?

Why Beijing’s foreign-policy reset will—or won’t—work out.

Foreign Policy

Lunar New Year dilemma for China’s post ‘zero-COVID’ travellers

Despite removal of COVID travel restrictions, many have grappled with whether to visit vulnerable loved ones.

Al Jazeera

A resurgence of alliances is an echo of past wars

Alliances are as old as civilisation. Older, actually: almost every hunter-gatherer band that anthropologists have studied, from the New Guinea highlanders to the Yanomamo in the Amazon, made alliances with other groups to try to protect themselves.

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Vietnam succession battle heats up after president’s ouster

HANOI: Over the past few years, Vietnamese Communist Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong has won praise from investors for removing corrupt officials. Now as some big names fall, it is becoming clear his campaign serves another purpose: strengthening his hand in choosing a successor.

Bangkok Post

Is globalisation dead? At Davos, that’s the big question

Leaders at the World Economic Forum are making the case for globalisation amid fears it is in decline.

Al Jazeera

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

ABC News

Xi’s authority dented by sudden Covid U-turn, but grip on power is as strong as ever

Analysts say Xi has consolidated power so successfully that he is in effect the Communist party. With no opposition, it doesn’t matter if he makes mistakes

The Guardian - UK

China’s COVID czar says pandemic cases have dropped to low level

China’s COVID-19 infections have fallen to a “relatively low” level, a top official said ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when hundreds of millions of Chinese will be in close contact with each other on the nation’s public transport systems and at festival gatherings.

Tribune News Service

Fears for rural population in China as COVID-19 spreads in villages lacking health care

Experts warn of a deadly COVID-19 spread to rural areas of China, where medical resources are limited and the population is aging, as millions of people begin travelling home as part of the final Lunar New Year travel rush.

ABC News

Pompeo reveals Jared, Ivanka, Haley plot

Pompeo trashed Haley over the move against Pence as all three prepare potential 2024 presidential bids

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The Independent UK

By the numbers: President Biden at the two-year mark

President Joe Biden notches two years in office on Friday

The Independent UK

Marcos says sea feud involving China keeps him up at night

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the long-raging disputes in the South China Sea that involve China, the Philippines and other coastal states have kept him “up at night” and warned that a war in Asia, like the fighting in Ukraine, would be disastrous to the world

Bangkok Post

Millions on the move in China amid Covid worries

SHANGHAI: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, though President Xi Jinping said he was "concerned" about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge.

The News Lens

Is China Pivoting Away From ‘Wolf-warrior’ Diplomacy?

Political analysts say the appointment of a new Chinese foreign minister may reflect Beijing’s attempt to soften its foreign policy approach and warm up to Western diplomats — or fortify itself against U.S. rivalry.

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The Times of India

Coronavirus: China masses take Covid fight into own hands as Xi Jinping sits back

BEIJING: Left to fend for herself after China abruptly ended the world’s strictest Covid restrictions, 31-year-old Share Xue and her daughter found themselves with 40C (104F) fevers and an expired bottle of Motrin.

Tribune News Service

Yellen to visit Beijing in further sign of US-China thaw

Plans are under way for U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterparts to hold meetings in Beijing and Washington later this year, continuing the governments’ efforts to ramp up face-to-face engagement to improve ties.

Reuters

China's Xi says COVID containment still under stress - state media

China's President Xi Jinping said the country's COVID-19 prevention and control is still going through a time of stress but the light is ahead, state media CCTV reported on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Threats, advantages seen in China's shrinking population

For seven decades, China’s Communist Party has ruled the world’s most populous country

Foreign Policy

Modi’s China Policy Is a Failure

The Indian government has tread carefully—and invited trouble.

The Independent UK

US-China officials to meet on economy, aim to ease tension

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to sit down with her Chinese counterpart in Switzerland on Wednesday

Reuters

China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID

The first weekend after COVID-19 restrictions ended last month, dozens of young Chinese jostled in the dark at a heavy-metal concert in a tiny Shanghai music venue that reeked of sweat and hard liquor.

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