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China replicating Xinjiang surveillance model in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], May 7 (ANI): In the garb of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using the Shanghai lockdown to implement the most draconian of its surveillance and authoritarian systems, the kinds of which were only seen in far-off provinces like Xinjiang t
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Chinese mainland reports 345 new COVID-19 cases, 253 in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): China on Friday reported 345 local confirmed COVID-19 cases, said the National Health Commission in its report released on Saturday.
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China continues to back 'Zero COVID policy' even as cases spike
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bejing [China], April 25 (ANI): As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China, questions are mounting over the country's zero covid policy.
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COVID lockdowns, rising expenses in China pushing away Korean firms
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (ANI): Due to China's sudden lockdowns and gradual rise in expenses, multinational firms are being increasingly pressured to move production away from mainland China to destinations such as Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia, said the Korea International Trade Associati
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China reports 2,723 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 18 (ANI): China on Sunday reported 2,723 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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China unlikely to achieve GDP targets due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's Zero-COVID policy and its highhandedness in handling the COVID crisis is causing hiccups in supply chains, delays at ports and lockdown in Shanghai which in turn is posing a grave threat to the country's economy especially when it comes to Beijing's G
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China reports 3,504 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China on Saturday reported 3,504 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
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China says family infections among reasons responsible for Shanghai COVID
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): The recent spike in global financial hub Shanghai, which has caused a major disruption in supply chains, has been attributed to family infections and logistics transmission.
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China defends 'zero-COVID policy' amid growing criticism
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 13 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over its zero-COVID policy, China on Tuesday defended its coronavirus measures that reportedly have resulted in hardship in several Chinese cities including the global financial hub Shanghai.
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China's zero-COVID policy puts economy under strain
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): The complete lockdown in major cities amid China's zero-COVID policy has put the country's economy under strain with increasing inflation and disrupted global supply chains, according to a media report.
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China logs 2,086 new local COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 2 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, China reported 2,086 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, versus 1,787 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
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Strict lockdown policy cut down China's GDP by half
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point.
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