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Xi Jinping’s courting of both Moscow and Kyiv seems to be making headway – much to Washington’s chagrin
Xi Jinping’s phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy , but it should not have come as a surprise. Beijing is on everyone’s shortlist when it comes to prospective peacemakers in Ukraine. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is no exception. “I know I can count on you to bring back Russia to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table,” the Chinese leader during their meeting in Beijing this month.
Though Xi replied that he would call the Ukrainian president, he was in no rush. He has no illusions about the difficulty of serving as mediator in a war where Ukraine and Russia are in diametrically opposing positions. Yet China’s recent success in bringing about the normalisation of relations between may entice him to help engineer a diplomatic solution to the biggest war fought in Europe since 1945. But what would that solution look like?

This month we celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of Harvard's Asian and Pacific Island communities.

Several federal departments already banning Chinese communications app after decision on TikTok in early April
The Australian government is resisting issuing a ban on WeChat on government devices despite many government departments instituting their own bans after the TikTok edict earlier this month.
TikTok was banned from government devices in early April over data collection and security concerns connected to the Chinese government.

‘Twin-tailed scorpion’ drone that entered air defence identification zone is touted as being capable of high-altitude, long-range missions
A Chinese combat drone that state media says can carry a heavy weapons payload has flown around Taiwan, according to the island’s defence ministry.
The ministry said a TB-001 drone was one of 19 military aircraft that had entered the island’s air defence identification zone in 24 hours.

Lawmakers at both the federal and state level are seeking to “blacklist” or otherwise crack down on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, including but not limited to land near U.S. military bases.

Lawmakers at both the federal and state level are seeking to “blacklist” or otherwise crack down on Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland, including but not limited to land near U.S. military bases.

California Rep. Judy Chu argued on Wednesday that criticism and harmful rhetoric surrounding Asian countries like China could lead to the murder of Asian Americans.

Discrimination and acts of hate against Asians and Pacific Islanders were issues long before the start of the pandemic. Yet when COVID-19 made its way to the U.S., there were suddenly more incidents ...

California Rep. Judy Chu insisted at a rally that rhetoric surrounding Asian countries could lead to the "harm and even murder" of Chinese American citizens.

Record figures for month recorded in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Asia
Asia is experiencing weeks of “endless record heat”, with sweltering temperatures causing school closures and surges in energy use.
Record April temperatures have been recorded at monitoring stations across Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, as well as in China and South Asia.

Some 55% of respondents in the Columbia University and Committee of 100 survey worried about their safety relating to hate crimes or harassment ...

Some 55% of respondents in the Columbia University and Committee of 100 survey worried about their safety relating to hate crimes or harassment ...