CHINA

1. Macron to visit China, seek Xi’s help to end Russia-Ukraine war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/26/macron-to-visit-china-seek-xis-help-to-end-russia-ukraine-war
2. China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64773618
3. CIA Chief Says China Has Doubts About Its Ability to Invade Taiwan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cia-chief-says-china-has-doubts-about-its-ability-to-invade-taiwan-670b8f87
4. China-Iran: Is Beijing playing the ‘Iran card’ against the US?
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/china-iran-xi-jinping-iran-ebrahim-raisi-beijing-why
5. China boosts defense cooperation with UAE as US influence wanes in Middle East
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/02/23/china-boosts-defense-cooperation-with-uae-as-us-influence-wanes-in-middle-east/
6. China’s New Foreign Minister Is on a Diplomatic Blitz
https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/chinas-new-foreign-minister-is-on-a-diplomatic-blitz/
7. Constrained by China agenda, India and Australia lose diplomatic flexibility
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202302/1286096.shtml
8. Concerned over Chinese loans to Pakistan: US Holding talks with India
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/us-deeply-concerned-about-chinese-loans-to-pakistan-sri-lanka-11677287990770.html

CENTRAL ASIA

1. Blinken eyes US inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves
https://www.dawn.com/news/1739234
2. Analysis: Central Asian aviation sees opportunities in Ukraine crisis
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/central-asian-aviation-sees-opportunities-ukraine-crisis-2023-02-27/
3. EU-Central Asia Conference Focuses on Climate Action and Green Transition Efforts
https://astanatimes.com/2023/02/eu-central-asia-conference-focuses-on-climate-action-and-green-transition-efforts/
4. The EU risks losing the contest for influence in Central Asia
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/02/23/the-eu-risks-losing-the-contest-for-influence-in-central-asia/
5. How Moscos’s war in Ukraine is changing Russian-Central Asia relations
https://www.rferl.org/a/majlis-podcast-ukraine-war-russia-central-asian-relations/32288747.html
6. Xiplomacy: Landlocked Central Asian countries find seas of opportunities in cooperation with China
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/21/WS63f3ab0ba31057c47ebafccc.html

EAST ASIA

1. Hong Kong risks an irreversible tech brain drain
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/02/23/hong-kong-risks-an-irreversible-tech-brain-drain/
2. Former South Korean Prime Minister Nakyon Lee on Actions for Peace in East Asia
https://asiasociety.org/texas/events/former-south-korean-prime-minister-nakyon-lee-actions-peace-east-asia
3. China’s BYD Has 3 Southeast Asian Countries Vying for Plant
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-24/china-s-byd-has-three-southeast-asian-countries-vying-for-plant
4. Australian reliance on Chinese exports an economic reality
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/02/22/australian-reliance-on-chinese-exports-an-economic-reality/