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Covid-19 curbs return to Chinese city rumored to be reopening
A city near Beijing that was rumored to be a test case for China dispensing with all virus restrictions has suspended schools, locked down universities and asked residents to stay at home for five days, a potential sign officials are…
China open to defense minister meeting with US as tension eases
China says it’s open to a defense minister meeting with the US at a summit in Cambodia later this month, in another sign of thawing ties between the two nations.
“China holds a proactive, open attitude for exchanges with the US” at the…
China reports first Covid-19 death since May as outbreak continues
China reported its first Covid-19 death in almost six months on Sunday as the virus outbreak in the country continues unabated.
A 87-year-old man in Beijing died on Saturday after his condition worsened, according to media report. He first…
Chinese cities struggle to bounce back after Covid-19 curbs ease
China may have significantly eased the way it responds to Covid-19 outbreaks, but some major cities still barely move when the virus is spreading.
There were dramatic declines in the number of people on the subway in a slew of China’s…
Fear in Chinese city rumored to be exiting Covid Zero
On Monday, a rumor took hold that Shijiazhuang, a small city 260km from Beijing, was to become a test case for China’s reopening, dismantling key parts of the Covid-zero regime.
But rather than jubilation that the policy’s incessant…
Frustration turns to anger in China due to ongoing COVID curbs
Main campus of Peking University locked down over a single case, as angry Guangzhou residents defy forced quarantines.
The main campus of Peking University in Beijing has been locked down, amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak in cities…
China, France seek respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Tuesday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for respecting Ukrainian territorial integrity and sovereignty and stopping escalation of the war in Ukraine as they met in Indonesia's Bali.
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China bankers face deeper pay cuts in ‘common prosperity’ push
Senior executives across China’s US$58 trillion financial system are facing additional pay cuts as firms from investment banks to mutual funds weigh options to comply with President Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” drive.
At least four of…
Surging cases threaten to turn into early test of China’s resolve to ease Covid-19 rules
A surge in Covid-19 cases threatens to turn into an early test of China’s resolve to ease some of its strict virus controls, after health officials over the weekend said the changes were a refinement, not a relaxation, of the rules.
The…
China says it is refining Covid-19 rules, not relaxing control
China’s top health officials said a sweeping overhaul to its Covid-19 Zero playbook was a refinement of rules and not a relaxation of controls, dismissing interpretations that the changes were a step toward living with the virus.…