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China imposes Covid-19 curbs in center of factory hub Guangzhou
China suspended in-person schooling and dining in at restaurants in a district at the center of Guangzhou, stoking concerns about the potential for disruption in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub that is home to about 19 million…
China’s Xi starts rare 3rd term with allies dominating leadership
Chinese leader Xi Jinping started Sunday his norm-breaking third five-year term as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party with a new leadership dominated by loyalists, as he accelerates his concentration of power even after…
Guangdong party chief Li Xi named China’s anti-corruption czar
Guangdong party chief Li Xi will be China’s new anti-corruption czar, an official announcement showed on Sunday, following a meeting of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) new Central Committee.
The 20th Central Committee, which had been…
Xi Jinping secures unprecedented 3rd term as China party chief
Chinese leader Xi Jinping secured Saturday an unprecedented third five-year term as general secretary, with the ruling Communist Party further cementing his unswerving power and authority through an amendment to the party constitution.…
Guangdong chief Li Xi set to be China’s new anti-corruption czar
Guangdong province party chief Li Xi looks set to be the next head of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) disciplinary inspection body, based on a list of its members released on Saturday.
Li, 66, appears to be the highest ranking member…
China locks down parts of Xi’an as Covid-19 restrictions ripple
China locked down parts of the central metropolis of Xi’an, confining some of the city’s 13 million people to their homes for at least a week, and other major hubs are rolling out virus restrictions in a reinforcement of the country’s…
China boasts weaning 9 states away from Taiwan as diplomatic win
China on Thursday boasted that nine countries have switched their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Beijing in recent years, calling it a major outcome of its diplomatic "fight" under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.
Vice…
Chinese diplomat involved in protester attack, says UK MP
One of China's most senior UK diplomats was involved in violence against protesters at the Manchester consulate on Sunday, a British MP says.
"What we saw was the Chinese consul-general then ripping down posters and peaceful…
China corruption watchdog says crackdowns will continue to prevent decline of Communist Party
China’s top anti-corruption agency on Monday reiterated that the ongoing anti-corruption campaign, a hallmark of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 10-year tenure, will continue in the years to come to “prevent rot” in the Communist Party.…
China locks down almost one million near iPhone factory
The iPhone manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou locked down one of its most-populated districts to tame a virus flare up, with creeping restrictions throughout China underscoring the constant threat of disruption companies face while the country…