Politics of China & COVID-19 pandemic

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Apr 11

China’s gender gap widening post-pandemic, with ‘she-cession’ still real threat to economy

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Bloomberg

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Apr 02

Sinking: The Bloomberg Open, Asia Edition: Good morning. Tesla falls after sales disappoint. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping speak. And a kidnapped YouTuber pays a $50 ...

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Mar 22

Malaysia targets a record 5 million Chinese visitors in 2024 as part of its efforts to accelerate post-pandemic recovery www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/3/22/malaysia-sees-chinese-tourism-boom-on-horizon-after-pandemic-slump

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Mar 07

Images show North Korea sealing its border with China: Guard posts along a stretch of the northern border have increased from fewer than 40 to 6,500.

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Quick Glance: North Korea Seals Border with China

North Korea is using the COVID-19 pandemic to seal its northern border with China.

Satellite images reveal heightened security measures along the border.

Measures include constructing new fences and enhancing existing security infrastructure.

The border closure hinders trade and living conditions in North Korea.

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Mar 13

Changi Airport traffic exceeds pre-pandemic levels in February: The airport saw 5.35 million passenger movements for the month.

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Mar 24

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Mar 17

TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized

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Quick Glance: TikTok Ban: Economic and Social Implications for Creators

Creators in the U.S. express concern over a potential ban of TikTok, highlighting the impact it could have on their livelihoods.

The app, a vital income source for many, has also served as a platform for dialogue and community building.

Some view TikTok as an opportunity for marginalized groups, while others fear the dangerous precedent a ban could set.

TikTok's influence extends beyond financial aspects, with significant social implications that many consider essential and invaluable.

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Axios (website)

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Mar 21

Senate probe examines high-risk biotech research: Their investigation of possible national security threats could help fuel new restrictions on Chinese biotech ...

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Mar 11

Chinese tourism to Canada still lags behind pre-pandemic levels, data shows - National | Globalnews.ca

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Mar 08

Images show North Korea sealing its border with China: Guard posts along a stretch of the northern border have increased from fewer than 40 to 6,500.

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The Star (Malaysia)

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Mar 08

Growth in China: The road ahead for a powerhouse: China's economic development has been remarkable. Over the past 25 years, China’s real gross domestic ...

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The Globe and Mail

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Mar 06

Federal procurement department punishes companies that worked on ArriveCan app: The pandemic-era ArriveCan app has faced heavy scrutiny, with the auditor-general ...

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Mar 04

China scraps Premier Li Qiang's briefing, breaking years of convention: This year's annual legislative session will run from Tuesday to March 11 ...

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Quick Glance: Surprise: China Cancels Premier's Annual Press Conference

China announced the discontinuation of the premier's annual press conference, a rare opportunity for questioning top Chinese leaders.

This move suggests a decline in the premier's authority and that of the government bureaucracy, as the Communist Party and leader Xi Jinping consolidate control over the nation's affairs.

During the weeklong meeting of the mainly ceremonial congress starting Tuesday, Li is expected to present an annual report including the government's economic growth target for 2024.

The spokesperson emphasized that China remains open to foreign business and investments, reassuring that recent changes to national security laws are not aimed at normal business, scientific, or academic activities.

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Falter

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Mar 07

U-Committee: Behind the screen you can look under the cloth

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scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3254397/confusion-over-chinas-spy-laws-could-be-deterring-foreign-students-academic

Mar 06

‘Confusion’ over China’s spy laws could be deterring foreign students: academic: A former dean from the prestigious

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scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3253701/china-us-flights-continue-rebound-weekly-round-trips-still-fraction-pre-pandemic-levels

Feb 29

China, US flights continue rebound, but weekly round trips still a fraction of pre-pandemic levels

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Feb 28

Gov't must look at other markets beyond China to boost PH tourism: think-tank: Gov't must look at other markets beyond China to boost PH tourism: think-tank

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Feb 26

Economy: Export sentiment brightens: Rising demand from China and the UK boosted exporters at the start of the year. However, only a few sectors are still ...

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BBC News

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Feb 19

Lunar New Year: China tourism spending tops pre-Covid levels: The figures mark some rare good news for the world's second-largest economy.

Quick Glance: China's Travel Spending Surpasses Pre-COVID Levels

Tourism revenues during Lunar New Year surged by 47.3% year-on-year, surpassing 2019 levels.

Domestic tourism spending reached 632.7 billion yuan, a 47.3% increase from the previous year.

Domestic trips grew by 34.3% to a total of 474 million.

International trips reached 13.52 million, 2.8 times higher than the previous year.

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Feb 16

Last year China recorded about 62m fewer entries and exits by foreigners than in 2019, before the pandemic began. Despite some efforts to court foreign ... Show more econ.st/3SEW2gz

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CNA Feb 11

Commentary: Visa waiver deal puts Singapore in good stead to attract the coveted Chinese tourist

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Feb 13

Xi Jinping’s paranoia is making China isolated and insular: From his personal travel plans to capital flows, cross-border exchange is shrinking

economist.com/china/2024/02/12/xi-jinpings-paranoia-is-making-china-isolated-and-insular

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Feb 15

China’s Chronic Zero COVID Trauma: More than a year after China scrapped its zero-COVID policy, it has become clear that most analysts underestimated the adverse ...

thediplomat.com/2024/02/chinas-chronic-zero-covid-trauma/

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Feb 09

China gears up to ring in Year of the Dragon with expected record 9 billion trips

cnn.com/2024/02/09/china/china-lunar-new-year-travel-intl-hnk/

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Feb 09

Beijing empties out as migrants head home for first ‘real’ CNY after Covid-19 pandemic

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Feb 08

Taiwan stops new group trips to China amid tourism, air route spat: TAIPEI — Taiwan told its travel agents on Wednesday (Feb 7) to stop organising new group ...

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Feb 05

Dali, a mountain city in China, is affectionately called Dalifornia because of the easy-living, tree-hugging, sun-soaked stereotypes it evokes alongside the ... Show more nyti.ms/486Aqzg

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Feb 05

Court declares unconstitutional the notice on salary reduction by Egerton University to its staff during Covid-19 pandemic ... Show more

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Jan 19

Number of foreign visitors to China in 2023 down more than 60% from pre-pandemic levels

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Feb 01

U.S. companies say it's harder to make money in China now than before the pandemic

cnbc.com/2024/02/01/us-companies-say-its-harder-to-be-profitable-in-china-amcham-china.html

Quick Glance: China's Economic Plenum Delay Raises Concerns

Beijing's reluctance to boost economic growth and absence of clear reform directives worry experts and foreign business groups.

Subdued economic recovery and mixed policy signals weigh on investment and confidence.

National security and party unity take precedence, while other issues rank lower.

Mixed government messaging contributes to uncertainty, eroding confidence in the market.

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CNA Feb 01

Singapore visitor arrivals up 115% to 13.6 million in 2023: The number of visitors to Singapore in 2023 is about 71 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.

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Jan 31

Hong Kong GDP Growth Disappoints in 2023 on Slow Recovery: Hong Kong’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace last year, underscoring the challenges facing ...

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Jan 29

During almost two decades as a Sky News correspondent, broadcaster Enda Brady (48) reported on subjects from the pandemic to Brexit and interviewed world ... Show more

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Jan 25

Hong Kong’s Top Court Overturns Tiananmen Activist’s Acquittal: Hong Kong’s top court overturned a local democracy activist’s acquittal over her role in a banned ...

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Quick Glance: Hong Kong Activist's Conviction Restored Over Banned Vigil

Hong Kong’s top court restored a prominent detained activist’s conviction for a banned vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Chow Hang-tung, a former leader of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for inciting others to take part in the vigil banned by the police on public health grounds during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

The annual vigil organized by the alliance was the only large-scale public commemoration of the 1989 crackdown on Chinese soil until authorities banned it in 2020, citing anti-pandemic measures.

In a rare victory for the city’s activists under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents, Chow won her appeal against her conviction in December 2022.

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Jan 16

China's Premier Li to address Davos as its economy struggles: Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to address global investors and politicians in Davos on Tuesday ...

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Jan 16

#VantageOnFirstpost : The pandemic has made companies realise the importance of diversifying their supply chains. Leading companies are looking at India – as a potential ... Show more

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Jan 17

Chinese scientist mapped covid genes weeks before official release, records show: Public health experts said the episode illustrated a missed opportunity to ...

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Jan 24

Editorial: Will we ever see another pandemic lockdown? Read more: news.ae/47JtUhO

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Los Angeles Times

latimes.com/politics/story/2024-01-22/mcmanus-column-taiwan-election-china

Jan 22

Column: Taiwan held an election. War didn't break out. That's good for California

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scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3249224/hong-kong-marathon-back-full-stride-post-covid-74000-runners-race-through-city-streets

Jan 21

Runner, 30, dies after taking part in Hong Kong marathon, which returned to pre-Covid numbers

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Jan 07

How ‘nearshoring’ can revolutionize U.S.-China commerce: Nearshoring allows for closer proximity for production and distribution, greater vigilance and control ...

thehill.com/opinion/technology/4389890-how-nearshoring-can-revolutionize-u-s-china-commerce/

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Jan 09

Fauci sits through first seven hours of questioning with COVID select subcommittee

thehill.com/homenews/4396265-fauci-sits-through-first-seven-hours-of-questioning-with-covid-select-subcommittee/

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Jan 03

China tries to lure foreign tourists with expanded visa-free scheme after weak post-pandemic bounce back

cnn.com/travel/china-visa-free-foreign-tourist-intl-hnk/

Quick Glance: New Policy: Visa-Free for Chinese Tourists in Thailand Starting March

Thailand lifted visa requirements for Chinese citizens to increase tourist arrivals.

This move received a strong response as Thailand was losing its appeal to Chinese travelers.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand anticipates up to 3.5 million Chinese visitors by the end of 2023, falling short of the 4 million target.

China has also waived visa requirements to attract tourists.

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Jan 16

#Gravitas | Chinese scientists trained by the PLA are experimenting with a deadly new COVID strain. This strain has a mortality rate of 100% ... Show more

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Jan 16

‘Strangers started telling me to go home’: Why foreigners who endured China’s Covid lockdowns now say they’ve had enough

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The Star (Malaysia)

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Jan 14

2024 Cambodia-China People-to-People Exchange Year expected to lure more Chinese tourists, investors

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Reuters

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Jan 12

COVID mask-hoarding claim revived in Missouri's longshot case against China: The Chinese government and related defendants must face Missouri’s accusations that ...

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Jan 10

Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

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New York Post

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CIA accused of hiding records that analysts took ‘monetary incentives’ to bury COVID lab leak finding

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Jan 05

Corona reappraisal: The luck of vaccination, conspiracy theories and unanswered questions

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Jan 03

Just as global trade’s wild pandemic ride began to calm down, war and climate change are setting 2024 up to be rather tumultuous Show more

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Radio Free Asia

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Jan 02

Wuhan residents can't view documentary about COVID-19 lockdown trauma: The film's producers compiled material while still in China, then fled the country to edit ...

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T-Online Dec 23 23

War, crises and fear of loss: Germany needs a new beginning: With the exception of the weeks of Corona lockdowns, the collective mood in Germany at the end of ...

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Dec 29 23

After the pandemic erupted and China halted the movement of people, real estate agent Wang Shujuan quits her job to go full time into selling homes via ... Show more

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Dec 27 23

China’s dreamers and dropouts: ‘lying flat’ generation checks out in Dali: Cheap, remote and beautiful city attracts thousands of young people and Gen X-ers ...

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2023 In Pictures: A year of post-pandemic firsts as Hong Kong emerged from lengthy Covid-related isolation

Quick Glance: 2023: A Year of Post-Pandemic Firsts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong began 2023 with ongoing Covid-related restrictions.

Hong Kong celebrated post-pandemic firsts, including the first Ramadan without restrictions, the first mask-free Songkran, and the first Tiananmen anniversary without gathering restrictions.

The year also featured the first fireworks for China’s National Day since 2018, consecutive extreme weather events, and the lowest-ever turnout for a District Council poll in post-Handover Hong Kong.

Other events in 2023 included the salvage of neon signs, the celebration of Keung To’s birthday, a photo posted by journalist Bao Choy, a city view of Hong Kong, and the lifting of a whale carcass from the sea.

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Business Insider Dec 26 23

Four reasons why China's economy will struggle in 2024: China is still recovering from the pandemic. It will probably stay that way in 2024 - with slowing GDP ...

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Freie Presse (Saxony)

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Dec 26 23

Bad luck for Havana fans: shelves of Cuban cigars are almost empty - chemnitz Saxony- and even across Germany

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Dec 20 23

N. Korean economy shrinks for 3rd consecutive year in 2022 : The North Korean economy shrank for the third year in a row in 2022 amid international sanctions and ...

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The Straits Times

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Dec 08 23

New 30-day visa-free regime with China a ‘plus’ for Singapore: DPM Lawrence Wong: Stronger people-to-people exchanges will provide a better foundation for ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

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Dec 13 23

Is the world on the brink of a second cold war?: A senior International Monetary Fund executive has warned that the rivalry between the US and China could lead ...

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Dec 17 23

The economic year ahead will not be binary : Markets are looking for simplistic yes or no answers to complicated questions

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Dec 16 23

China mourns Tang Xiao'ou - Founder of the AI company Sensetime: Tang Xiao'ou founded Sensetime in 2014. The AI company's facial recognition software in ...

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