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China hikes defence budget by 7.1% to $230 bn, three times India's spending
China's hike in defence spending comes amid the People's Liberation Army's growing incidents of muscle-flexing in the strategic Indo-Pacific region
 "China hikes defence budget by 7.1% to $230 bn, three times India's spending")
China kicks off key Parliament season ahead of President Xi's 3rd term
China kicked off its annual Parliament season amid the global turmoil over the Ukraine crisis and the impending leadership overhaul later this year as President Xi Jinping is set to begin third term
 "China kicks off key Parliament season ahead of President Xi's 3rd term")
Xi tells China's armed police to be 'faithful guardian' of CCP
Xi made the remarks on Wednesday in the reply to a letter from a People's Armed Police Force unit in Shanghai
 "Xi tells China's armed police to be 'faithful guardian' of CCP")
China set to kick off key Parliament season amid Ukraine turmoil
The CPPCC, which has 2,200 members mostly nominated by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) will begin its session on Friday
China relieved as Ukraine crisis dominates Biden's first Union address
Biden said the US and China were engaged in a race to "win the economic competition of the 21st century, and vowed that the US was embarking on an infrastructure decade
 "China relieved as Ukraine crisis dominates Biden's first Union address")
It is never a good bet to bet against Americans: Joe Biden to Xi Jinping
US President Joe Biden has said that he has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that it is never a good bet to bet against the American people.
 "It is never a good bet to bet against Americans: Joe Biden to Xi Jinping")
China's Russian coal purchases stall as buyers struggle to secure financing
Russia accounted for roughly 15% of China's total imports and was its second largest supplier behind Indonesia
 "China's Russian coal purchases stall as buyers struggle to secure financing")
Ukraine conflict: China is Russia's best hope to blunt sanctions, but wary
Relations with Moscow have warmed since Xi took power in 2012, motivated by shared resentment of Washington
Ready to hold 'high-level negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi
Around the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday reiterated his call for Russian President Putin to hold talks and stop the conflict
 "Ready to hold 'high-level negotiations' with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi")
Ukraine crisis: China calls for talks, refuses to criticise Putin's actions
Official media reported that China's Embassy in Kyiv issued a warning to its citizens to stay at home and place a Chinese flag inside or on their vehicle if they needed to travel long distances
 "Ukraine crisis: China calls for talks, refuses to criticise Putin's actions")
Xi Jinping's daughter Xi Mingze living in America, says US Senator Hartzler
US Congress Rep Vicky Hartzler revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping's only daughter Xi Mingze is living in America
Xi Jinping urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid-19 cases surge
Coronavirus patients lay in hospital beds or open-air tens amid record numbers of infections as Hong Kong doggedly adheres to its "zero-COVID" strategy
 "Xi Jinping urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid-19 cases surge")
China's Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as coronavirus cases surge
Hong Kong hospitals overflow on Wednesday as new Covid cases defy city's Zero-Covid Policy, while China's Xi Jinping says it was local government's task to curb the situation.
 "China's Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as coronavirus cases surge")
China's Xi says Hong Kong needs to stabilise and control Covid surge
COVID infections have surged 20 times on a daily basis since the start of February and Carrie Lam has said authorities can no longer keep up with testing and isolation mandates
 "China's Xi says Hong Kong needs to stabilise and control Covid surge")
Chinese president Xi Jinping orders combat testing of military equipment
The Chinese military has begun combat-oriented testing and assessment of its weapon systems following President Xi Jinping's order to perform in the real battle conditions
'Make money for people': China Communist officials turn venture capitalists
It might look like the kind of power grab some observers see as characteristic of President Xi Jinping's China
 "'Make money for people': China Communist officials turn venture capitalists")
Willing to join hands for a shared future in new era: Xi on China-Pak ties
Xi told Duda the two countries should "respect and accommodate each other's core interests and major concerns," Global Times reported
 "Willing to join hands for a shared future in new era: Xi on China-Pak ties")
Xi hold talks with Putin, exchange views on China-Russia relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics
 "Xi hold talks with Putin, exchange views on China-Russia relations")
Putin, Xi put on a united front amid rising Ukraine tensions
Unveil 30-year gas deal via new pipeline; tell NATO to stop expansion
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Russia and China line up against US in 'no limits' partnership
Putin and Xi present united front in talks at Beijing Winter Olympics amid strained relations with West