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CPSC Monitor (March 21st- March 28th, 2022)

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March 28, 2022

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China

1.	Russian Federation and China: Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative https://www.isdp.eu/publication/russian-federation-and-china-cooperation-under-the-belt-and-road-initiative/
2.	Shanghai Enters Two-Stage Lockdown As China Scrambles To Contain Covid Surge https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/03/28/shanghai-enters-two-stage-lockdown-as-china-scrambles-to-contain-covid-surge/?sh=5451e0db7919
3.	China petrochemical logistics woes worsen on Shanghai lockdown https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2022/03/28/10748164/china-petrochemical-logistics-woes-worsen-on-shanghai-lockdown/
4.	China, Russia hinder US push for stronger sanctions on N. Korea http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1036565.html
5.	Huawei posts 75.9% net profit growth for 2021, but revenue falls 28.6% https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1256973.shtml
6.	Shanghai surprise https://www.marketpulse.com/20220328/shanghai-surprise/
7.	Philippines, US Kick-Off Military Drills, Deepen Alliance To Counter China Threat https://www.news18.com/news/world/philippines-us-kick-off-military-drills-deepen-alliance-to-counter-china-threat-4917311.html
8.	China’s Xi leaves Zelenskyy out of Ukraine diplomatic push https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/24/world/xi-shuns-zelenskyy/
9.	Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec Group cancels £380m investment in Russia due to fears over sanctions amid Ukraine war https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10656963/Chinese-energy-firm-Sinopec-Group-cancels-380m-investment-Russia-Ukraine-sanction-fears.html

Central Asia

1.	Water management key to climate adaptation – new UNDRR podcast https://www.undrr.org/news/water-management-key-climate-adaptation-new-undrr-podcast
2.	Hunger Stalks Central Asia As The Ukraine War Unfolds https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2203/S00081/hunger-stalks-central-asia-as-the-ukraine-war-unfolds.htm
3.	Pak-Uzbek-Afghan railway line project will be a ‘game-changer’: Pakistani official https://ariananews.af/pak-uzbek-afghan-railway-line-project-will-be-a-game-changer-pakistani-official/
4.	Water sources are disappearing. How can we adapt? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/03/22/water-sources-are-disappearing-how-can-we-adapt/

East Asia

1.	Japan, Russia Trade Barbs in Wake of Ukraine War https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-03-24/japan-russia-trade-barbs-in-wake-of-ukraine-war-101860768.html
2.	Japan PM’s talk with US envoy in Hiroshima on Russian nuclear threat mocked for insulting A-bomb victims https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1256936.shtml
3.	Yoon calls for cooperation with U.S., Japan to deter North Korea https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/03/28/national/politics/Yoon-Sukyeol-Japan-United-States/20220328165234142.html
4.	Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/most-japanese-back-nuclear-power-for-first-time-since-fukushima-1.1743810