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China’s Covid restrictions are forcing farmers to destroy crops
China’s strict Covid-19 controls are leaving farmers with no option other than to destroy crops they can no longer sell, triggering concerns about food shortages and stirring outrage on social media.
Videos circulating online show farmers…
China may end zero-Covid-19 policy earlier than expected in April, says Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs has said China may end its zero-Covid-19 policy before April, earlier than widely expected, with some chance of a “disorderly” exit, amid tighter virus controls that have prompted protests across the country.
The bank…
China protests spread, reports of clashes with police in Shanghai
The latest demonstrations are unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago.
Hundreds of demonstrators and police have clashed in Shanghai as protests over China’s severe COVID-19 restrictions continued…
China’s Urumqi eases public transport curbs amid rare protests
Authorities in the capital of China’s Xinjiang region are set to resume local transportation after a months-long lockdown.
The move follows a deadly fire that reportedly killed 10 people and sparked nationwide protests against the…
Anti-lockdown protests spread across China amid growing anger at zero-Covid strategy
Demonstrations have broken out across Chinese cities and university campuses, triggered by widespread anger at stringent Covid restrictions imposed for almost three years and outrage over a deadly fire widely blamed on lockdowns.
In an…
China’s ‘iPhone city’ sends 870 workers away without notice
China’s Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province known as “iPhone city”, relocated 870 workers to a hub about 370 km away in a neighboring province, without giving them any advance notice about the measure to curb Covid-19 transmission.…
Protests held against “zero-COVID” policy as China sees record cases
Residents in various areas of China have protested against the nation's strict "zero-COVID" policy, according to videos shared on social media, as Beijing on Saturday reported a record number of infections for the third consecutive day.…
China’s Xi Jinping meets Cuban leader in first appearance since South-east Asia trip
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in his first public appearance since a swing through South-east Asia, where his flurry of maskless diplomacy signaled tolerance for living with the virus.
Xi and Diaz-Canel…
China ship with largest-ever cannon enters Japan waters near Senkakus
A Chinese coast guard vessel equipped with the largest cannon ever seen on such a ship entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday, the Japanese coast guard said.
Four Chinese coast guard…
China’s Covid-19 cases rise as big cities put curbs on movement
China’s daily Covid-19 infections rose to just under a record high, as major cities from Beijing to Shanghai placed curbs on peoples’ movements to try to contain swelling outbreaks.
There were 28,183 new cases recorded for Tuesday, up from…