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March 22, 2022

Covid-19: Should India be bracing for a fourth wave?

There's a fresh surge in Covid cases around the world - infections are rising in the UK and parts of Europe. China and Hong Kong are seeing their largest spike in cases in more than two years. With more than 40 million confirmed cases, India has the world's second biggest caseload, behind US. More than half a million deaths have been officially recorded - the third largest toll in the world.Is
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Published on March 22, 2022 22:49

Ukraine Applies Subtle Pressure on China to Help End War With Russia

Ukraine has asked China to help bring a more amenable Russia to the negotiating table in a move that doesn't embarrass Beijing, but makes it clear it can and should do more.Dmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, hailed bilateral relations with China, based on "mutual respect, understanding and benefit," in a tweet posted on Monday. The official didn't criticize or dismiss China's
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Published on March 22, 2022 07:54

Volodymyr Zelensky to Speak With China's Xi Jinping 'Very Soon': Adviser

Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, told a virtual briefing on Tuesday he hoped the Ukrainian leader would speak with President Xi Jinping "very soon," as Beijing mulls support for Russia's ongoing invasion of the country. Yermak told the event—hosted by the British Chatham House think tank—that Kyiv wants China to do more to help end the fighting, which has so far
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Published on March 22, 2022 07:53

US expands travel bans on Chinese officials for persecution

The Biden administration on Monday expanded existing U.S. travel bans against Chinese officials whom it accuses of repressing ethnic and religious minorities. The State Department said it is barring those targeted from traveling to the United States due to their involvement in crackdowns on freedom of speech and religion in China and abroad. The department did not identify which officials would
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Published on March 22, 2022 07:33

China says military development of islands within its rights

China on Tuesday said it has the right to develop South China Sea islands as it sees fit in the wake of U.S. accusations that it has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed waterway in violation of a previous commitment. China’s deployment of “necessary national defense facilities on its own territory is a right entitled to every sovereign country and is in
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Published on March 22, 2022 07:32

March 21, 2022

Torbjørn Færøvik: Kyiv - byen med det vakre hjertet

Forleden kom jeg over et maleri som forestiller Kyivs grunnleggelse i år 482. Okser og muskelsterke menn pløyer den første dype plogfuren. Rundt dem står forventningsfulle kvinner og barn. En av kvinnene, en ung skjønnhet, sitter i gresset med en blomsterkrans på hodet, og i bakgrunnen flyter livets kilde, elven Dnipro. Kyiv ligger på et høydedrag med vid utsikt over Dnipro og slettene bortenfor.
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Published on March 21, 2022 14:11

What Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Mean for China’s Belt and Road?

While primarily a geopolitical event, the Russian invasion of Ukraine will profoundly reconfigure global geoeconomics. “Geoeconomics” is defined here simply as the intersection of economy and geography. Examples include infrastructure-based connectivity initiatives such as China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the European Union’s Global Gateway, the U.S.-led Blue Dot Network (BDN), the G-7’s
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Published on March 21, 2022 14:00

CBS News Host Confronts China's Ambassador Over Refusal to Condemn Russia

On Sunday, CBS News' Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan confronted Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang for his refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Gang said during the interview that China has "good, friendly, neighborly relations with Russia." However, Brennan interrupted the ambassador before he could continue and said: "But you would recognize that it's not good, friendly,
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Published on March 21, 2022 13:56

China Has Weapons on at Least 3 Islands in South China Sea: U.S Official

China has weapons stationed on at least three of the islands it built in the South China Sea, Admiral John Aquilino told the Associated Press Sunday. Aquilino, the U.S. Indo-Pacific commander, said the artificial islands have been armed with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, fighter jets and laser and jamming equipment in a display of Chinese military might. "I think over the past 20
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Published on March 21, 2022 13:55

China Again Sanctioned by U.S. Over Human Rights Abuses, Harassment

The U.S. State Department announced Monday a round of sanctions against Chinese officials involved in the repression of religious and ethnic minority groups. The measures target those "believed to be responsible for, or complicit in, policies or actions aimed at repressing ethnic and religious minority groups, including those who seek safety abroad, and U.S. citizens, who speak out on behalf of
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Published on March 21, 2022 13:53

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