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China's security forces mobilise, intensify patrolling to put end to Covid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
After ongoing protests in China against the zero covid policy have grabbed global attention, the security forces in the country have started to mobilise to call off the demonstrations by strict patrolling on streets.
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Guarantee right to demonstrate: UN to China amid COVID protests
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hundreds of protestors demonstrated in cities across China against President Xi Jinping's zero-Covid strategy, with some of them even calling for his removal. "Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!" CNN quoted some people as yelling during a protest in the financial hub of Shang
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"We're going to watch this closely..." US on protests in China against zer
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"We continue to stand up and support the right of peaceful protest. And I think we're going to watch this closely, and we'll see where things go," the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said during the press briefing.
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Amid protests, China says fight against Covid 'will be successful'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian's statement comes a day after protests erupted in Shanghai against China's 'Zero Covid' policy to contain the virus.
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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China orders Covid lockdown in Zhengzhou city after iPhone factory protest
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While addressing the presser on Wednesday evening, the city authority asked its residents in the downtown area to stay at home from Friday till next Tuesday as the new cases found at the community level remain high, Global Times reported.
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China's economy unlikely to move in 'highest gear' amid COVID outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Many businesses in China, particularly customer-facing ones, are afraid that they might not be able to survive till next year as China is still fighting some of the biggest outbreaks.
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IMF asks China to boost vaccinations, recalibrate COVID strategy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This recommendation came after an annual review of China's economic policies which saw virtual discussions between the IMF and several senior policy officials on reform progress and challenges, and policy responses.
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China suppresses the media, critical reporting to shape its image, reveals
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In China, several media houses and journalists are being intimidated and the flow of information is brought under strict control, revealed a recently released report by US-based think tank Freedom House on Tuesday. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to establish a stronghold in cont
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Beijing facing 'most critical and toughest moment' of tackling COVID-19, s
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference on November 21, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing CDC, said that China is at the 'most critical and toughest moment' of fighting coronavirus.
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As China tightens Covid curbs, foreign companies witness all-time low
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Foreign companies in China are on the verge of closure due to severe losses because of stringent Covid curbs and other movement restrictions
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China announces first COVID death since May as cases spike in Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
COVID-19 measures were tightened in Beijing over the weekend as the local cases of COVID-19 rose to several hundred a day, which included infections with and without symptoms, as per the CNBC report.
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