Of the total COVID cases, 3,041 were symptomatic while 29,654 were asymptomatic, Reuters news agency reported. The report added that Thursday's new local COVID-19 infections set a daily record, beating a figure set in mid-April.
Understanding China's real intentions, Taipei has started its military preparations. Earlier, on Sunday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned Beijing that the island belongs to its people and that Taiwan's existence was a provocation to no one.
Amid growing negative public perception about Chinese investments and attacks on Chinese nationals, as well as, on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, safety and security have become the top agenda of Beijing.
Madrid-based rights group Safeguard Defenders said this momentous decision will most likely mean European countries will find it near impossible to extradite suspects to China again.
The formal launch of the projects could take place during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to China next month which is currently being worked out. His visit comes on the invitation of President Xi Jinping, The News International reported.
Lhasa [Tibet], October 16 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's third term will bolster the authoritarian regime in China blurring the distinction between the country and the party - the Chinese Communist Party.
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): The anxiety to enforce a 'Zero-Covid Policy' has now turned into an obsession with the authorities in China which is crippling Beijing.
Beijing [China], September 24 (ANI): China took a back seat from its declaration, at the Leaders' Summit on Climate in April last year where President Xi Jinping had stated that Beijing will control coal-fired power generation projects and limit the increase in coal consumption over the 14th
Chongqing [China], September 18 (ANI): Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): Beijing's zero covid policy has become a top concern for US firms as strict lockdowns had forced US companies to shut down for months, creating significant uncertainties for businesses in the country, according to an annual survey released US-China business