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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…

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…

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.…

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.…

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…

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 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…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged China to refrain from further "destabilizing actions" toward Taiwan during talks with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on Tuesday, while emphasizing the need to maintain open lines of…

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 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…