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CPSC Monitor (May 10th-May 16th, 2022)

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China

1.	China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/14/china-withdraws-as-2023-football-asian-cup-host-due-to-pandemic
2.	China’s Economic Trends Hint at Cost of Zero Covid Strategy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/17/business/china-economy-gdp.html
3.	China and US exchange barbs over military maneuvers near Taiwan \| military news https://windobi.com/china-and-us-exchange-barbs-over-military-maneuvers-near-taiwan-military-news/
4.	China passenger jet catches fire, dozens ‘lightly injured’ https://www.news24.com/news24/world/news/china-passenger-jet-catches-fire-dozens-lightly-injured-20220512
5.	Taiwan seeks to apply Ukraine lessons as annual war games start https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3177906/taiwan-seeks-apply-ukraine-lessons-annual-war-games-start?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
6.	China’s top diplomat hits out at Western critics who ‘distort the truth’ on pandemic controls https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177917/chinas-top-diplomat-hits-out-western-critics-who-distort-truth?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
7.	Shanghai to start gradually reopening malls, other firms in COVID lockdown transition https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/shanghai-to-start-gradually-reopening-malls-other-firms-in-covid-lockdown-transition/articleshow/91571613.cms
8.	China blasts WHO chief over criticism of Xi’s Covid-Zero policy https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/china-blasts-who-chief-over-criticism-of-xis-covid-zero-policy/articleshow/91491627.cms
9.	Japan helps 87 companies to break from China after pandemic exposed overreliance https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-helps-87-companies-to-exit-china-after-pandemic-exposed-overreliance/2020/07/21/4889abd2-cb2f-11ea-99b0-8426e26d203b_story.html

Central Asia

1.	Anti-terrorism meeting today: Pakistan, India, SCO to focus on Afghanistan https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/958199-anti-terrorism-meeting-today-pakistan-india-sco-to-focus-on-afghanistan
2.	Kabul, Uzbekistan to ‘Finalize’ Mazar-e-Sharif Railway Project https://www.khaama.com/kabul-uzbekistan-to-finalize-mazar-e-sharif-railway-project/
3.	As Tajikistan’s Alif Bank plans entry into the Pakistani market, uncertainty for Digital Banks looms https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/05/16/as-tajikistans-alif-bank-plans-entry-into-the-pakistani-market-uncertainty-for-digital-banks-looms/
4.	China’s neighboring Countries Dialogue on Afghanistan: Driven by the fear of US-EU alliance on the Ukraine Crisis? https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2022/05/15/chinas-neighboring-countries-dialogue-on-afghanistan-driven-by-the-fear-of-us-eu-alliance-on-the-ukraine-crisis/
5.	Pakistan, Kazakh trade ties to help boost economy’ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/957698-pakistan-kazakh-trade-ties-to-help-boost-economy

East Asia

1.	Joe Biden to plug Indo-Pacific Strategy in Japan and South Korea, with eye on China and Russia https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3177722/joe-biden-plug-indo-pacific-strategy-japan-and-south-korea-eye
2.	With China in focus, Biden makes $150 million commitment to ASEAN leaders https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/with-china-focus-biden-plans-150-million-commitment-asean-leaders-2022-05-12/
3.	Biden names envoy to SE Asia bloc, stressing US attention https://apnews.com/hub/east-asia
4.	Japan nears deal with Britain to buy next-generation fighter jet https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3177904/japan-nears-deal-britain-buy-next-generation-fighter-jet?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage
5.	North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61436270
6.	Marcos victory in the Philippines reflects a new arc of old politics in Southeast Asia https://www.eastasiaforum.org/