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# China

This year
2023
# China
China slams 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers from its territory
China’s steep rise in infections comes after Beijing abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions last month.
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Jan 3rd 2023, 10:07 PM
# Covid-19
Canada and Australia impose Covid rules on travellers from China
China is battling a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus after abruptly easing restrictions that had been in place for much of the pandemic.
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Jan 1st 2023, 8:22 AM
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2022
# China
China's leader Xi Jinping says country is on the ‘right side of history’ in New Year's address
Speaking on national television, Xi largely avoided directly addressing issues confronting the country.
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Dec 31st 2022, 4:13 PM
# China
WHO holds 'high-level meeting' with Chinese officials to discuss Covid-19 surge
It comes after Britain joined France and Spain in requiring that travellers arriving from China show a negative Covid test.
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Dec 30th 2022, 10:40 PM
# Air Force
US says Chinese fighter jet could have caused air collision
US Indo-Pacific Command said the Chinese Navy J-11 flew in front of and within six metres of the nose of a US reconnaissance plane.
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Dec 30th 2022, 12:03 PM
# China
EU health agency says China traveller screening 'unjustified' in bloc
Hospitals across China have been overwhelmed by an explosion of infections following Beijing’s decision to abandon its zero-covid policy.
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Dec 29th 2022, 4:44 PM
# Coronavirus
US to require negative Covid tests for travelers from China after country's sudden Covid pivot
The United States says China is not sharing enough information about the surge in coronavirus cases there.
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Dec 28th 2022, 8:25 PM
# China
Explainer: What's happening with Covid-19 in China?
The country has abandoned its harsh zero-covid approach, but an explosion of cases has prompted concerns about the outbreak spreading to other countries.
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Dec 28th 2022, 12:52 PM
Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day, says official
A health official was quoted in a local news outlet said Qindao was seeing up to 530,000 new cased a day.
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Dec 24th 2022, 7:18 AM
# lockdown over
WHO concerned over China Covid cases but country claims no new deaths
Beijing last week admitted the scale of the outbreak has become ‘impossible’ to track
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Dec 21st 2022, 5:44 PM
# Covid-19
Covid cases soar in China after sudden easing of harsh lockdowns
The United States has warned the outbreak is now of concern to the rest of the world.
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Dec 20th 2022, 1:35 PM
# Summit
US defence chief warns African leaders China and Russia are 'destabilising' continent
Today marks the start of a three-day US-Africa summit.
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Dec 13th 2022, 8:00 PM
# Covid-19
China expands hospital facilities and ICUs amid Covid surge
Beijing recently eased anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and triggered protests.
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Dec 11th 2022, 9:46 AM
# Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for over five years on fraud charge
It is the latest of a series of cases against prominent activists that critics say are aimed at crushing dissent in the city.
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Dec 10th 2022, 11:45 AM
# restrictions
China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests
Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy stoked unrest not seen since the 1989 pro-democracy protests.
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Dec 7th 2022, 7:10 AM
Voices
Opinion: China's zero-covid policy tightens its perfect dictatorship
Human rights lawyer and professor Teng Biao looks at the recent protests in China and asks if it’s the beginning of a new wave of resistance.
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Dec 5th 2022, 10:00 PM
# Space Exploration
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission
The capsule carrying the trio touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China.
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Dec 4th 2022, 3:31 PM
# zero covid
China eases Covid curbs with some cities no longer requiring negative tests for public transport
The transport restrictions in Shenzhen and Beijing were eased.
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Dec 3rd 2022, 3:16 PM
# No Go
Formula One cancels 2023 Chinese Grand Prix due to Covid-19 restrictions
The race in Shanghai was due to take place on 16 April.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 11:51 AM
# Beijing
China further relaxes Covid rules after protests
Several cities have begun loosening restrictions such as moving away from daily mass testing requirements.
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Dec 2nd 2022, 7:16 AM
# Covid-19
China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests
Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
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Dec 1st 2022, 10:37 AM
# China
Jiang Zemin, who led China after Tiananmen Square crackdown, dies aged 96.
The former Communist Party leader helped oversee the Chinese economic boom.
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Nov 30th 2022, 10:26 AM
# Protests
Fresh clashes in south China over Covid lockdowns as authorities warn of 'crackdown'
Anger over China’s zero-Covid policies has been the trigger for the protests.
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Nov 30th 2022, 7:05 AM
# China
China cities under heavy policing after protests as authorities accelerate push to vaccinate elderly
Several protests were planned for last night but did not materialise.
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Nov 29th 2022, 8:50 AM
'Zero-covid' protests are spreading in China but why is the country persisting with the policy?
China the only major country still pursuing zero covid, a policy that includes snap lockdowns and lengthy quarantines.
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Nov 28th 2022, 3:48 PM
# China
Chinese police arrest protestors and BBC journalist as anti-lockdown protests erupt
Large crowds gathered in Shanghai to protest
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Nov 28th 2022, 8:28 AM
# China
Hundreds take to streets in China as opposition to government's zero-Covid policy mounts
China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid strategy.
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Nov 27th 2022, 5:24 PM
# China
Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after protests erupt over zero-Covid lockdown
China is the only major country in the world that still is fighting the pandemic through mass testing and lockdowns.
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Nov 26th 2022, 3:40 PM
# pandemic
China expands lockdowns as Covid-19 cases hit daily record
Officials in the government of Zhengzhou have declared a ‘war of annihilation’ against the virus.
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Nov 24th 2022, 9:35 AM
# Frustration
Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in China
Driven by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, daily cases in the country hit 29,157 on Wednesday.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 3:30 PM
# RIP
At least 38 killed in fire at industrial wholesaler in central China
Two other people were injured.
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Nov 22nd 2022, 7:59 AM
# g20 in bali
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agree that nuclear weapons should never be used
The pair held their first face-to-face talks since Biden took office.
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Nov 14th 2022, 2:09 PM
# G20
China’s leader Xi to attend G20 and return to international stage amid rising tensions
He will attend the G20 meeting of emerging market nations in Indonesia followed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Thailand.
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Nov 12th 2022, 7:22 AM
# China
Beijing Marathon returns but China sticks to ‘zero-Covid’
A simmering public frustration, which has grown as the rest of the world opens up, has been fuelled by a series of tragic incidents.
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Nov 6th 2022, 12:25 PM
# Coronavirus
China launches Covid vaccine inhaled through the mouth
The vaccine is being offered free of charge as a booster dose for previously vaccinated individuals in Shanghai.
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Oct 26th 2022, 9:46 AM
# Huawei
Chinese officers charged in plot to obstruct US Huawei probe
Washington has long accused Beijing of meddling in US political affairs and stealing secrets and intellectual property.
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Oct 24th 2022, 8:11 PM
# China
Xi Jinping secures historic third term as China's leader
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elected Xi as its general secretary for another five-year term.
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Oct 23rd 2022, 7:36 AM
# China
Former Chinese president Hu removed from Congress
Hu’s departure was left unexplained, and Chinese censors appeared to quickly scrub any recent references to him from the internet.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 11:40 AM
# China
Censors step in after protests against Communist leadership in Beijing
Internet censors deleted social media posts after reports that banners criticising Xi Jinping were displayed in the capital.
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Oct 13th 2022, 11:01 PM
# United Nations
US asks UN Human Rights Council to debate rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region
A UN report on Xinjiang published last month cited possible crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims in the region.
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Sep 26th 2022, 11:40 AM
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