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Tibetan President-in exile concludes Northeast visit, slams Chinese oppres
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
On the final day of his official visit to Tibetan settlements in West Bengal, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, visited various Tibetan monasteries, addressing the oppressive policies of China.
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East Turkistan govt in exile remembers Urumqi fire victims, urges global r
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) remembered the 44 Uyghur lives tragically lost in the November 24, 2022, Urumqi fire, along with countless others who had reportedly died due to China's deliberate neglect under its oppressive "Zero-COVID" policies.
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China to resume 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore, Brunei
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The citizens of Singaporeans and Bruneians will once again be able to enter China without a visa for a period of 15 days from Wednesday (July 26), more than three years after the arrangement was put on hold due to the COVID-19 outbreak
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China unlikely to impose lockdown despite Covid-19 surge
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Though other countries have long settled into such a pattern, it is a shift for China. Until late last year, its national leadership was still ready to lock down whole neighbourhoods and districts, even cities, in a bid to stamp out what were sometimes just small clusters of cases.
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China to restart broad visa approvals halted due to pandemic
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While most other countries began reopening to international travel earlier, China only began emerging from its zero-Covid policies in late 2022, after protests broke out against the hardline restrictions.
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Elderly in China protest against cut in medical benefits
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China's "zero Covid" policies, dictated by Beijing over the past three years, saddled those localities with additional costs, while a downturn in the real estate market eroded a reliable stream of revenue.
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COVID policies in different Chinese localities determined by their socioec
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to The Diplomat, all provincial capitals declared a Stage 1 emergency before the provincial governments did, in order to accelerate emergency governance measures. However, the length and form of these lockdowns varied greatly.
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Tech giants suffer heavy restrictions under CCP's authoritarian rule in Ch
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The tech giants in China have been facing massive crackdown under the garb of transformation by the Chinese Communist Party of China (CCP) and its authoritarian rule in the form of a 'common prosperity' campaign emphasizes which not only imposes heavy restrictions on them but also impose
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Tibetan govt in exile extends solidarity with people suffering in China du
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Lekshay stated that the Tibetan government in exile has called on Beijing to take a "humane approach" according to the international standard.
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Xi may opt for military aggression against Taiwan to stem ongoing protests
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As evidenced by the widespread opposition to the CCP's zero-Covid policies and the protests that took place across the country, Xi Jinping, who was elected as the CCP's leader for an unprecedented third term may opt for Taiwan as an emotive card to sway Chinese public opinion and maintain hi
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India set to overtake China as property investment destination
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The property price index has been growing steadily in India in the past few years. The All India House Price Index (HPI) published by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) grew at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent for the quarter which ended in June (Q1: 2022-23), expanding 1.8 per cent compared w
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As the property market continues to slump in China, are property investors
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Last week, the Chinese government released data which showed that new home prices fell at their fastest rate in over seven years, while property sales measured by floor area fell for a 15th straight month in October.
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