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# China

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February 2023
# spying claims
Biden says he will contact China president in wake of balloon controversy
The US president said he had directed his national security advisor to review procedures.
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Feb 16th 2023, 9:53 PM
# spy balloon
Chinese spy balloons and shooting down UFOs: What's going on in the skies above the US?
Four flying objects have been shot down: Why are there so many of them now, and could there be extra-terrestrial involvement?
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Feb 14th 2023, 2:33 PM
# spying claims
US military says it has recovered sensor parts from downed Chinese balloon
China insists the balloon was an errant weather observation aircraft.
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Feb 14th 2023, 8:00 AM
# China
White House says US has no intention of returning recovered balloon debris to China
It comes after Beijing confirmed earlier that a similar balloon spotted flying over Latin America is Chinese.
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Feb 6th 2023, 7:15 PM
# Intelligence
US Secretary of State postpones trip to China after alleged 'spy balloon' discovered
A statement from its Foreign Minister said the airship has limited steering capability and ‘deviated far from its planned course’ due to wind.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 3:51 PM
January
January 2023
# respiratory illness
North Korea locks down capital over 'respiratory illness', report says
Residents of Pyongyang have been ordered to stay in their homes
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Jan 25th 2023, 9:47 AM
# Gearing Up
Ireland set for first-ever meeting with China as World Cup preparations continue
The game will take place in Marbella next month.
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Jan 19th 2023, 10:31 AM
# Population
China records first population decline in decades
China has long been the world’s most populous nation, but is expected to soon be overtaken by India.
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Jan 17th 2023, 7:19 AM
# China
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month
China has been widely accused of underreporting its number of coronavirus fatalities since the abandonment of its zero-Covid policy.
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Jan 14th 2023, 12:37 PM
# China
China ends quarantine for overseas travellers
Beijing last month began a dramatic dismantling of a strategy that had enforced mandatory quarantines and lockdowns.
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Jan 8th 2023, 8:19 AM
# beef exports
Irish beef exports to China resume after being suspended in 2020 due to pathogen
Shipments to China were suspended when a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or Mad Cow Disease, was discovered.
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Jan 5th 2023, 11:30 AM
# China
China insists Covid data 'transparent' after WHO criticism
China has seen a steep rise in infections.
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Jan 5th 2023, 9:27 AM
# Flights
EU members “strongly encouraged” to demand pre-flight Covid tests on passengers from China
China has already vehemently rejected such actions and has warned of ‘countermeasures’ if such policies were to be imposed across the bloc.
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Jan 4th 2023, 11:13 PM
# 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
Last year
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
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