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The economic shock from Xi’s zero-tolerance policy is bad news for a global economy facing a recession in the US
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The regime retains the capacity to survive challenges and the lockdowns help impose strict internal controls
Indonesia romances the world’s richest man
Jakarta wants the billionaire to invest in the country and Widodo met with Musk at his SpaceX complex in the US
Pakistan facing bankruptcy as the economy crumbles
Foreign exchange reserves are falling, food inflation is spiraling and the rupee has been on a slippery slope
US spy chiefs see China as vanguard of anti-West crusade
At same time top spooks believe the Ukraine war has given China ‘less confidence’ in a successful invasion of Taiwan
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