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China's Covid policy makes life tough for Tibetans: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The COVID outbreak in Tibet started on August 7, 2022, and it was followed by sudden lockdowns. China as a result of the outbreak barred journalists and other observers from entering Tibet in order to assess the gravity of the situation there and to learn more about it.
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China's economic slowdown can generate ripple effects across world: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The sharp decline in the Chinese GDP growth in 2022 was blamed on a host of factors mainly China shutting itself from the outside world due to zero Covid policy. The slow pace was blamed mainly on the strictly implemented zero-Covid policy leading to periodic lockdowns and the ruling Communi
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China's economy grew 3.2% in 2022, well below forecast: Centre for Economi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was well below forecast and seems to have been caused by lockdowns associated with its Zero Covid policy, the London-based consultancy said in a report.
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Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns, and unemployment had surged to the highest level in six months.
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People throng Kerala markets for 'plum cakes' on Christmas
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After two years of hiatus because of Covid-19 and lockdowns, people in Kerala's capital thronged cake shops to celebrate this year's Christmas with full swing.
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China releases new guidelines on censorship of online comments and 'likes'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid anti-government views and posts in the wake of the massive public protests across the country over Covid lockdowns and a fresh outbreak, China released new guidelines on the censorship of online comments and 'likes', writes Thu Dao in the Indo-Pacific Center for Strategic Communications
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'Thermonuclear bad': Top epidemiologist sounds alarm bells on Covid spike
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The epidemiologist estimates that more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next 90 days with deaths likely in the millions.
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Covid lockdowns imposed in China affect mental health of many people: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The lockdowns imposed by the Chinese government for controlling Covid-19 is proving dangerous for its own citizens, and millions of citizens are suffering from critical mental health issues, Geopolitica.info a study centre on geopolitics and international relations reported.
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Xi Jinping, Chinese Communist Party has fallen into a censorship trap, say
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Ge Chen, who is an assistant professor in Global Media and Information Law at Durham Law School, argued that "Xi and his party have fallen into a censorship trap."
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ADB lowers growth forecast for developing Asia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Headwinds that are continuing to hamper recovery in developing Asia include recurrent lockdowns in China, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and slowing global growth, ADB said in its Asian Development Outlook.
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Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and his tainted Tibet legacy: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Jiang, 96, was among the very few leaders who held top positions including general secretary of the Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and president of China. His death was announced in a letter addressing the whole Party, the entire military and the Chinese people
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Protests sparked by draconian lockdowns may thwart China's plans to become
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The continued demonstrations against harsh lockdowns and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) zero-covid policy in China are probably going to make it more difficult for Xi Jinping to realize his goal of making China a superpower.
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