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Competing US views on origins of Covid reveal deeper splits over China policy

FBI chief’s endorsement of Covid lab leak theory highlights the tussle between hawks and doves within the administration

The Guardian - US

China’s Xi Cements Ties with Belarus Leader against Background of Ukraine War

China President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sealed a series of agreements on Wednesday to build up an "all weather" partnership between their countries, against the background of the war in Ukraine. Their meeting in Beijing brought together two of the foreign leaders on whom Russian President Vladimir…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China, Belarus presidents call for Ukraine cease-fire, talks

The presidents of China and Belarus have joined in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict

The Independent UK

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China Said To Ask Domestic Firms To Shun Big Four Accountants

Beijing is concerned that the audits might give access to information about the problems of the state-owned enterprises that they regard as sensitive, analysts say.

The News Lens

China rips new US House committee on countering Beijing

China has lashed out at a new U_S_ House committee dedicated to countering Beijing, demanding its members “discard their ideological bias and zero-sum Cold War mentality.”

The Independent UK

China's manufacturing sector expands at fastest clip in more than a decade

China's official manufacturing sector purchasing managers' index rose to 52.6 in February, well above expectations. This comes amid a strong recovery in demand after Beijing lifted almost three years of Covid restrictions. Stock markets in mainland China and Hong Kong reacted positively to the news. Also on the show, we…

France 24

Taiwan Says 25 Chinese Planes, 3 Ships Sent toward Island

China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward Taiwan on Wednesday morning, the island's Defense Ministry said, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei’s main backer Washington. The ministry said 19 of those planes crossed into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone while the ships were continuing to operate in…

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Taiwan says 19 Chinese fighter jets entered its air defence zone

A total of 25 Chinese warplanes and three warships were monitored operating off the Taiwanese coast.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan says 25 Chinese planes, 3 ships sent toward island

Taiwan's Defense Ministry says China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward the island on Wednesday, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei's main backer Washington

The Independent UK

Thailand hosts war games with biggest US attendance in a decade

Thailand kicked off an international military exercise with the biggest U.S. attendance in a decade as Washington seeks to build on ties with a key security partner at a time of rising global geopolitical competition with Beijing.

Tribune News Service

China spends billions on pro-Russia disinformation, US special envoy says

Beijing propaganda includes messaging aligned with Moscow on Ukraine war, says James Rubin

The Guardian - UK

Belarus Leader Lukashenko Arrives in Beijing for Talks

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The state visit by Lukashenko -- a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin -- comes after Beijing released a position paper on Moscow's war in Ukraine…

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Belarus leader Lukashenko arrives in Beijing for talks

Beijing (AFP) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

AFP

Philippines’ Marcos Jr urges military to focus on South China Sea

Philippine president says country’s boundaries being called into question just weeks after public dispute with China.

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Belarus President Lukashenko to arrive in Beijing for talks with Xi

Beijing (AFP) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day trip in which he will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

The Independent UK

Beijing needs to be ‘more honest about what happened in Wuhan’, US envoy tells China

China’s foreign ministry rejects lab leak theory, calling on US to ’stop smearing China’

Al Jazeera

Belarus president and firm Russia ally Lukashenko to visit China

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s visit to Beijing comes as China’s relations with the US have plummeted.

Caixin Global

China Threatens Retaliation After U.S. Sanctions Chinese Firms With Alleged Russia Ties

The foreign ministry also rejected Washington’s claims that Beijing is considering providing Russia with weapons, calling it ‘disinformation’

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Cobra Gold kicks off in Rayong

Cobra Gold, the biggest international military exercise in mainland Asia, is under way in Rayong, with the biggest US attendance in a decade as Washington strengthens ties with a key security partner at a time of rising geopolitical competition with Beijing.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

The Independent UK

Belarus leader and Putin ally Lukashenko on China visit

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is due in Beijing to begin a three-day state visit

Reuters

Canada's Trudeau denies report that Liberals told to drop candidate over China ties

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday denied a media report from last week saying his office had been warned by Canada's spy agency to drop a Liberal candidate, who is now a member of parliament, because he had Beijing's support.

The Guardian - UK

Lukashenko’s planned Xi meeting shows gulf between China and the US

White House reiterates concerns Beijing considering sending lethal weapons to Russia while claiming to be peacemaker

The New Daily

China urges peace in Ukraine as US warns about Russia aid

China says it seeks dialogue and peace for Ukraine despite US warnings it might be considering weapons supplies for Russia's invasion.

The Guardian - US

Some politicians seem comfortable with the idea of a new cold war. They shouldn’t

Republican leaders draw on Reagan-era nostalgia to unite their party, but a 21st-century cold war would not end well for anyone

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