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Beijing has more means to suppress protests than 1989 Tiananmen crackdown:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Over the weekend, thousands of people in Shanghai, China's biggest city and financial centre, began publicly protesting the government's strict Covid-19 measures and denouncing the Chinese Communist Party's authoritarian rule.
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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: Guangzhou's Covid-19 outbreak widens, city partially locked down
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese city Guangzhou recorded 2,637 local infections on Tuesday, which is nearly one-third of the new cases across China. Currently, China is witnessing a six-month high in infections nationwide.
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Covid cases in China skyrocket despite anti-epidemic measures
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Despite zero covid policy and stringent anti-epidemic measures in some localities, the Chinese mainland reported 526 confirmed cases and 3,894 asymptomatic cases over the weekend.
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Droves of workers flee Covid-hit lockdown at China's iPhone factory in Zhe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese workers have broken out of Apple's largest iPhone assembly factory in Zhengzhou after a Covid outbreak forced a lockdown at the workplace.
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Covid outbreak in Tibet Autonomous Region impacts growth in China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): Surge in covid cases in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has given a severe blow to Chinese authorities to achieve their annual growth targets as the impact is seen on the already slowing Chinese economy, media reports said.
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China's mismanagement of COVID creates havoc in Tibet, suggest reports
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 27 (ANI): China's COVID mismanagement and stringent measures under its so-called 'Zero Covid policy' has created havoc in Tibet Plateau, while CCP maintains a tight information blockade from the information of and from Tibet.
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Mismanaged zero-Covid policy by China endangers Tibetan lives
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): The draconian measures adopted by China to enforce its zero-Covid policy in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Tibet has endangered the lives of Tibetans.
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Tibetans facing brunt of China's so-called "Zero Covid policy" cry for hel
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 18 (ANI): Ever since Tibet reported the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, China has enforced strict measures, including its so-called "Zero Covid policy" to contain the spread of the virus, but several viral videos and posts from Tibetans show the reality of China's op
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China represses Tibetans under guise of COVID-19 protocol
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 16 (ANI): Amid the increasing cases of COVID-19 in Tibet, the Chinese government is using the guise of COVID protocol to further repress the Tibetan people, curtailing their fundamental freedoms.
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China's 'Zero COVID Policy' deprives Tibetans of basic amenities
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 14 (ANI): China's stringent measures under its so-called 'Zero Covid policy' has put the lives of Tibetan people in grave danger amid the recent COVID-19 outbreak that has made the lives of Tibetans unbearable, thus leaving the state in a hassle.
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