China-Central Asia Summit; Report slams US coercive diplomacy; Li Hui in Ukraine; Financial regulator launches; Covid second wave
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Leaders gather for the China-Central Asia Summit - The PRC may prefer that the war in Ukraine end, but it does have some benefits for China, including accelerating the diminution of Russia’s influence and reputation in Central Asia. Putin can not be pleased with the China-Central Asia Summit, which is again making clear tha…