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China Is Russia’s Best Hope to Blunt Sanctions, but Wary

China is the only friend that might help Russia blunt the impact of economic sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, but President Xi Jinping’s government is giving no sign it might be willing to risk its own access to US and European markets by doing too much. Even if Beijing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia's Ukraine attack forces Beijing into diplomatic dance

Russia's attack on Ukraine, which China refuses to condemn or even call an invasion, has sent Beijing into a diplomatic scramble to limit blowback while standing by a partner with which it has grown increasingly close in opposition to the West.

Reuters

China is Russia's best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary

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China begins to turn on Putin as it calls for Russia to 'negotiate' with Ukraine

President Xi Jinping is said to have told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that China supports under siege Ukraine and wants Russia to resolve 'the issue' through negotiations

Daily Mirror

China's Xi, in message to N.Korea's Kim, vows cooperation under 'new situation' -KCNA

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the significance of cooperation between the two countries, North Korea's state media KCNA reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Update: Xi Speaks to Putin by Phone, Urges Negotiation Over Ukraine

Russian president reiterates grievance about NATO expansion, but says Moscow is willing to negotiate with Kyiv

Caixin Global

China’s Xi speaks to Putin; calls for ‘negotiation’ with Ukraine

Chinese president says ‘China supports Russia and Ukraine to resolve the issue through negotiation.’

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War in Ukraine is a severe test of China’s new axis with Russia

Beijing will tread carefully, and weigh up whether its strategic alliance with Moscow is worth the cost of this reckless invasion, says Yu Jie of Chatham House’s Asia-Pacific Programme

The Guardian - UK

Putin tells China's Xi that Russia is ready to talk with Ukraine - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Minsk for negotiations with representatives of Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Friday after the Russian leader held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Reuters

Putin tells Xi that Russia willing to hold high-level talks with Ukraine, China says

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a call on Friday that Russia is willing to hold high level talks with Ukraine, China's foreign ministry said.

Reuters

Xi tells Putin that China supports efforts to resolve Ukraine crisis via dialogue - Chinese state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladmir Putin that China supports Russia in efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis via dialogue, Chinese state television CCTV reported.

Reuters

‘Of course I worry’: shock waves from Ukraine reach Taiwan

With the threat of invasion from China ever present, Taiwanese people’s fears are now playing out in eastern Europe

The Guardian - AU

Beijing may be tempted to side with Putin in the Ukraine conflict. But at what cost?

TAIPEI — As Russia pushes into Ukraine and President Biden marshals the global response, the elephant standing in the shadows is China.

Los Angeles Times

Who can prevail on Putin now war in Ukraine has started? Peace depends on it

The Russian leader listens to China’s Xi Jinping and a tiny circle of rich cronies. Only they may be able to prevent huge bloodshed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Al Jazeera

After ‘bridge to Europe’ bid, Ukraine’s China ties face test

Beijing’s reluctance to condemn invasion of Ukraine complicates burgeoning partnership with Eastern European country.

Reuters

China steps in to steer Hong Kong's COVID crisis as risks loom

As COVID-19 rages across Hong Kong at the start of a sensitive political year for China and President Xi Jinping, Beijing is determined not to be embarrassed and undermined as it was by the often-violent protests that rocked the city in 2019.

Reason

Forget the Great Reset. The Great Escape is Here.

The authors of COVID-19: The Great Reset and their most conspiratorial critics share an unfounded faith in the competence of central planners.

Al Jazeera

‘Shared resentments’ but Russia ties could be ‘awkward’ for China

Russia and China’s leaders have met more than 30 times since 2013, but the Ukraine crisis will test the relationship.

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Taiwan casts wary eye at China amid Ukraine crisis, but no immediate alarm

Taiwan is nervous that Beijing may take advantage of a distracted West to ramp up pressure on the island amid the crisis in Ukraine, but there have been no unusual manoeuvres by Chinese forces in recent days, officials in Taipei say.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis poses dilemma for China but also opportunity

Analysis: While Xi and Putin have pledged closer cooperation, there are growing economic ties between Beijing and Kyiv

The Independent UK

For Chinese leaders, Olympics weren't 2022's big-ticket item

The just-concluded Winter Olympics aren’t China’s big event of the year

The Conversation

Why Vladimir Putin is so confident in his Ukraine strategy – he has a trump card in China

The Beijing Winter Olympics will be remembered not just for China’s efforts to impress the world amid criticisms of its human rights record. The games were also held against the backdrop of the most dramatic escalation of strategic tensions between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Crisis Tests China-Russia Partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the US and its allies. Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this month fed speculation that a new alliance could form between the two great…

Tribune News Service

Xi counts some diplomatic wins after polarizing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics ended Sunday without a major protest, diplomatic incident, virus debacle or war in Ukraine. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, that’s about as good as could be expected.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies

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