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Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Shanghai for the first time since 2020, when the city was under lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more: sc.mp/wqie
Xi Set to Visit Tech Companies in Shanghai, SCMP Says: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Shanghai on Tuesday in his first trip to the financial hub since a ...
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Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder others while working on hospital ward Show more
Quick Glance: Tourists stranded in Chinese resort city after Covid lockdown
- Beihai, a popular summer destination in China's southern Guangxi region, recorded more than 450 infections in the five days to 16 July.
- The remaining tourists must stay in the city and be quarantined, officials said at a press conference.
- Elsewhere in China, authorities are implementing measures to combat rising Covid cases.
- On Friday, government data revealed a sharp contraction in the country's economy during the second quarter of this year due to extensive coronavirus lockdowns impacting businesses and consumers.
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Quick Glance: Morocco Earthquake: Assistance Required!
- International response leads to remarkable rescue moments.
- Moroccan houses are constructed with rocks.
- Urgent help is needed.
- And we need it from anyone willing to provide it.
Local officials had a tough lockdown. They are now competing for tourists, and looking to build their small-town brand online ... Show more econ.trib.al/4BsNNPT
Small-town Chinese officials are making money with music festivals: And exhausted urban youngsters are flocking to them
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The story of covid-19 is another that will be clouded in Chinese minds by disinformation and lies. “Deadly Quiet City” and “Wuhan Diary” offer a vital ... Show more
Two brave books tell the story of lockdown in Wuhan: They are a vital counterpoint to the Chinese government’s official narrative
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Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers: A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing ...
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Quick Glance: Remote Lovers Can Kiss Each Other With This Phone-Connected Device
- Covid-induced lockdowns are a thing of the past for the vast majority of the world.
- A Chinese start-up has created a long-distance kissing machine inspired by Covid lockdowns.
- The device simulates kissing by transmitting kiss data collected by motion sensors encased in silicon lips that move when kisses are received.
- According to Reuters, users can also download kissing data from an accompanying app.
Chinese citizen #journalist who was detained by authorities 3 years ago while reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus lockdown – has reportedly been released ... Show more
China sets lowest growth target in decades as COVID lockdown effects linger: China set its lowest annual growth target in decades on Sunday, pushing for an ...
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New Chinese Kissing Machine Raises Eyebrows!: A new Chinese kissing machine is now raising eyebrows. Before you try this new tech, here's what you need to ...
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#VantageOnFirstpost : Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to speak to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin in the coming days ... Show more #palkisharma #firstpost #worldnews #globalnews
Murong Xuecun interviewed people about their experiences of Wuhan’s 76-day lockdown at the start of the pandemic. He tells their harrowing stories in “Deadly ... Show more
Two brave books tell the story of lockdown in Wuhan: They are a vital counterpoint to the Chinese government’s official narrative
economist.com/culture/2023/03/09/two-brave-books-tell-the-story-of-lockdown-in-wuhan
The Chinese government wants to control the narrative of covid-19. “Deadly Quiet City” and “Wuhan Diary” offer a vital counterpoint to the party line ... Show more econ.trib.al/fHvZ7NR
China's Premier: Mr. Xi's servant Li: Li Qiang, who enforced Shanghai's lockdown, is to rescue China's economy as prime minister. His best quality: Loyalty to ...
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“It is only after removing myself from the situation that I understand the strange condition I was suffering from.” Don Weinland returns to a city coming to ... Show more
China wants to move on from covid. In Shanghai I see the ghosts of lockdown everywhere
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Eight Charts Showing China Has Mighty Problems: Is China the Next World Power? Demographics China? Should Germany be afraid of China? Is the China-Taiwan ...
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Jarring Photos Show Difference Between China's COVID Lockdown and Today: The Chinese city of Wuhan gained international attention on January 23, 2020 ...
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Corona in China: Yesterday zero covid, today zero caution.: China's leadership seeks a narrative for the abrupt end of zero covid. Propaganda relies on the tried ...
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Paid articlePaid Analysis: China's COVID policymaking under scrutiny as infections soar: After China scrapped three years of zero-COVID curbs in 30 days, setting off a massive ...
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Quick Glance: Xi Jinping may need a fall guy in 2023.
- With so much power, China's top leader would require a lightning rod or two to deflect the full force of the difficulties that await him.
- Western commentators have dubbed him the "Chairman of Everything" in reference to his broad influence over how China is managed, and the President could take some ideas from his predecessor, Mr Jiang Zemin, who saw him as a potential leader.
- Mr Jiang, who died in November, presided over China for a decade beginning in 1993.
- As president, Mr Jiang had a contentious relationship with then-Premier Zhu Rongji, dubbed the "economic czar" of his country.
Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of ... Show more http://u.afp.com/iAVv
Shanghai schools to go online as Covid spreads in China: The easing of strict lockdown measures has led to growing concerns over the spread of Covid in China.
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Xi, Covid and seasonal schadenfreude: ’Tis indeed the season to be jolly. Over the holidays, we can all put our feet up to view a cracking remake of David and ...
spectator.co.uk/article/xi-covid-and-seasonal-schadenfreude/
Xi, Covid and seasonal schadenfreude: ’Tis indeed the season to be jolly. Over the holidays, we can all put our feet up to view a cracking remake of David and ...
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Quick Glance: Breaking China's Economic Grip
- The United States risks missing a significant shift in China's geopolitical strategy's economic component.
- This is an implied admission that China will not fulfill its goal of becoming a truly prosperous nation anytime soon.
- Of fact, China has traditionally engaged in industrial espionage and coerced technology transfer.
- The United States must modify its economic policy or risk becoming asymmetrically dependent on China.
Malaysia, Thailand on edge as tourists from Covid-hit China ready for travel: Malaysians question rush to allow Chinese tourists to enter, worried the influx ...
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U.S., other countries consider limitations on Chinese travelers: As China drops its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions for travelers, other countries announced ...
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Quick Glance: The United States Will Require Coronavirus Testing of Chinese Visitors
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- After half of all passengers arriving on two planes from China tested positive for coronavirus, officials in Italy implemented identical rules Wednesday and asked the European Union to follow suit.
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Chinese hospitals, funeral homes 'extremely busy' as Covid-19 spreads: This comes after China abruptly abandoned its strict lockdown measures.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Delhi hospitals to conduct mock drills, China relaxes covid rules | Mint
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Quick Glance: Covid Infections on the Rise Delay Chinese Exporters' Deliveries
- Tuesday, a worker assembles a vehicle at a facility in Qingdao, Shandong province, East China.
- The missed deadlines demonstrate how China's COVID POLICY is harming global trade once more, this time due to diseases rather than lockdowns and other restrictions.
- The company's manager, Xu Fangpeng, said the company was planned to send out two containers worth of goods to international customers on December 23, but had to postpone delivery since seven suppliers did not deliver their own items on time due to local Covid outbreaks.
Xi, Covid and seasonal schadenfreude: ’Tis indeed the season to be jolly. Over the holidays, we can all put our feet up to view a cracking remake of David and ...
spectator.co.uk/article/xi-covid-and-seasonal-schadenfreude/
When the lockdown was announced, millions of people had just hours to prepare. Our correspondent describes what it was like to endure it
Locked down in Shanghai, I’ve caught a glimpse of our techno-dystopian future: Rotting cabbage, digital breadlines and bossy drones
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China: Xi opens: With the abolition of the Corona rules, a nightmare ends for many Chinese. But the state leadership has not prepared an orderly exit ...
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