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Confusion and angst follow as China eases coronavirus restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The reaction to China's most significant easing of coronavirus controls has been a jumble of conflicting priorities and public sentiment since Beijing announced the changes a week ago.
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Moody's closing its consulting business in China, laying off staff
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The US-headquartered credit rating firm, Moody's Corp is shutting it's China consulting business and is laying off its staff.
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Beijing's most populous district asks residents to stay put amid COVID spi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chaoyang district, the worst-hit and also the most populous district in the city, advised residents to stay put during the weekend and not leave the area unless necessary, state media outlet Global Times reported.
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Xinjiang Police investigating 3 men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Xinjiang police are investigating three men for 'malicious' anti-lockdown comments, critical of COVID-19 restrictions in the regional capital, Urumqi on the live stream.
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China's Guangzhou witnesses massive protests amid stringent zero-covid res
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China's Guangzhou has been facing severe protests by residents due to extreme zero-covid measures the sprawling port city is a major trading hub of China but is now under a livelihood crisis due to lockdowns.
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Ruthlessness of the Chinese Communist Party on the ascendency: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese people are still frustrated even though they celebrated their 73rd day of founding on October 1, 1949 as the ruthlessness of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been on the ascendency in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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China: Zero Covid policy fueling public resentment
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Disappointment among the Chinese public has been rising since the policy came to be implemented. Incessant mass testing, centralized quarantine and stringent lockdowns, which sometimes last for months are making the public go weary.
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China's economy keeping Xi awake at night, with trillions at stake!
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping kicks off his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Beijing is reeling under economic stress due to the real estate crisis and zero-Covid policy, deeply affecting its manufacturing units.
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China asking Chongqing residents to limit movements amid rising COVID case
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the wake of rising COVID cases and challenges faced in containment, the residents of Chongqing are being asked to limit their movements.
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Protests become frequent as Tibet witnesses 'Gulag, Gestapo-like policies'
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Tibetans have raised the banner of affirmative opposition to Beijing since 1949. The latest oppression in Tibet is because of the Zero-Covid policy which has resulted in outrage amongst Tibetans.
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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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Chinese govt firm on following Zero Covid policy despite resentment among
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Last week, a three-year-old boy in Lanzhou died of carbon monoxide poisoning after it took his parents two hours to reach the hospital due to COVID-19 curbs, the Post reported.
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