China

Administrators of the Xiangfu Nursing Home, a high-end facility for the elderly in Shanghai’s Changning district, are struggling to keep pace with the abrupt end of China’s Covid Zero policy. Their simple solution for now: shut the doors.…
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More than 2 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong. In the absence of a mass vaccination booster campaign and other measures to…
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The Pentagon said the US department of defence is closely watching the situation along the Line of Actual Control and slammed China for continuing to "amass forces and build military infrastructure along the so-called LAC". Pentagon press…
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Beijing will grant German nationals living in China access to mRNA vaccines produced by the European country, according to the foreign ministry. “China and Germany have reached agreement on providing German vaccines for German nationals in…
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The United States plans to impose new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday that include punishing Moscow for its use of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. The sanctions will also target…
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China and Saudi Arabia agreed to hold regular summits between their leaders, solidifying ties between the world’s No. 2 economy and its top supplier of oil. In a meeting in Riyadh on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Crown Prince…
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Searches on Chinese travel sites surged as social media platforms were flooded with delight and relief on Wednesday as residents cheered the biggest loosening of Covid curbs. As China altered its Covid restrictions- one of the world's…
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China’s capital Beijing no longer requires people that enter supermarkets and commercial buildings to show negative COVID-19 tests on their mobile phones, the city government said in a statement on Tuesday. However, the city still requires…
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and while recent protests there are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect his personal standing, U.S.…
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Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions on Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms. Anger and frustration with China’s…
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