Good morning, and welcome to Thursday’s Asia Links
Shanghai moves to tighten covid restrictions further (BBC)
Li Keqiang urges fiscal, monetary policies to boost China economy (Caixin)
PBoC steps up support for real economy (People’s Daily)
China’s factory inflation defies global surge, leaving room for stimulus (Reuters)
China’s forgotten premier steps out of Xi’s shadow as economic fixer (WSJ)
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen, 90, arrested under anti-sedition law (FT, BBC, SCMP)
Hong Kong braces for record rain this week (SMCP)
State-owned banks top list of China’s most profitable companies (Caixin)
Global investment banks in China finally turn a profit (FT)
Toyota warns of ‘unprecedented’ rise in raw material prices (FT)
China’s changing climate action roadmap (East Asia Forum)
Blended finance can catalyze renewable energy investments in low-income countries (World Bank)
Southeast Asian exporters step up as China locks down (Caixin)
Sri Lanka’s ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa flees to naval base amid ongoing protests (BBC)
How one powerful family wrecked a country (Washington Post)
Australian casino operator Star misled PBoC on sources of funds flowing through its Macao casino (AFR)
Australia’s housing market faces its biggest test in three decades (Bloomberg)
Wonkery: Diversifying supply chains better for resilience than reshoring (VoxEU)
Thailand to distribute 1 million free cannabis plants for cultivation (AP)
Biggest white diamond ever auctioned fetches $21.9 million (SCMP)
And finally: videos from a man in China who looks remarkably like Elon Musk have gained thousands of followers (SCMP)