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Chongqing in southwestern China tussles with Covid-19
Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their districts, and people from outside are being asked not to enter unless necessary, said Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission.
Li…
Covid-19 curbs increase in China factory hub Guangzhou as outbreak balloons
China is increasing Covid-19 restrictions in southern manufacturing powerhouse Guangzhou, suspending schools and widening lockdowns after days of more incremental moves failed to arrest a swelling outbreak.
In-person classes in eight of…
China delivers blow to climate with new building emissions deadline
In another potential blow to the climate, China has set 2030 as the date for peaking carbon emissions for building materials.
Although that aligns with the nationwide target, as recently as September the cement industry had proposed maxing…
China’s export growth unexpectedly contracts as demand wanes
China’s export growth fell for the first time in more than two years in October, as demand weakened on rising risks of a global recession.
Exports in dollar terms fell 0.3 percent in October from a year earlier, the Customs authority said…
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn ordered to ‘resume livelihood’ after Covid-19 debacle
The local authorities have ordered that iPhone manufacturer Foxconn “resume production and livelihood” in an orderly manner after one of its facilities in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was put under partial Covid-19 lockdown, resulting in…
China’s President Xi kicks off third term with flurry of diplomatic activity
China will host a flurry of top foreign leaders this week, as President Xi Jinping kicks off a third term during which he’s vowed to increase his nation’s global influence.
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong will arrive in…
Protests against COVID lockdown break out in Tibet
Rare large-scale protests broke out in Tibet on Wednesday against a two-month lockdown implemented under China's strict "zero-COVID" policy to stem coronavirus infections, U.S. media said.
Scores of angry people in Lhasa, the capital of…
China warns against Japan reference to Taiwan in defense strategy
China warned Japan on Thursday not to refer to Taiwan in its long-term security policy guideline slated to be updated by the end of the year, saying Tokyo should "refrain from interfering in China's internal affairs."
Tokyo is planning to…
China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
Footage has emerged showing what appear to be rare large-scale protests against strict Covid-19 measures in the Tibetan regional capital, Lhasa.
Multiple videos on social media show hundreds demonstrating and clashing with…
China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands
The Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands.
Dutch media found evidence that the "overseas service stations", which promise to provide diplomatic…