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Beijing's economy grows gloomy amid strict covid norms, affects social sta
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): As Chinese leader Xi has put a premium on national security and politics, its side effects are seen in terms of slowing economic growth and employment in the country.
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Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy likely to downgrade global economic growth
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): Xi Jinping's strict zero-Covid policy has resulted in an economic slump not only in China but also in the Asian region as the Chinese President's authoritarianism has brought down the growth prospects toward zero.
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China tightens grip over Tibet amid ongoing 20th National Party Congress
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], October 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 20th National Party Congress, Beijing has started reinforcing tight control over the highly surveilled Tibet autonomous region and the authorities continue to increase its repression in the name of the Zero-Covid policy.
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Anti-Chinese govt protest intensifies as Xi Jinping prepares to extend pow
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 19 (ANI): Ahead of the result of the 20th National Congress meeting, the protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping showed how dissatisfaction has gripped the society and especially in the wake of its draconian zero-Covid policy.
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Chinese people upset over prolongation of zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 12 (ANI): Chinese people, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
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Draconian zero-Covid policy is proving self-defeating to China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): The anxiety to enforce a 'Zero-Covid Policy' has now turned into an obsession with the authorities in China which is crippling Beijing.
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Chinese policies causing rift in China-Europe relations
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): A multitude of economic and political factors which includes the ongoing geopolitical tensions amid the war in Ukraine, China's anti-business 'Zero Covid' policy, human rights violations, and the Taiwan Strait Conflict have deteriorated the relations betwee
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Extreme zero-covid curbs in China ahead of Communist Party Congress
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 20th Communist Party Congress, authorities across China are doubling down on "Zero-COVID" efforts, imposing measures including pre-emptive lockdowns and blanket bans to stop coronavirus flare-ups.
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Ahead of 20th Party Congress, China detects new Omicron sub-variants in fr
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): New Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility have been detected in China, in the latest COVID flare-up, which comes just ahead of the 20th Party Congress.
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China's slowdown dampens holiday spending, plunges to lowest level in 7-ye
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 10 (ANI): Amid a darkening economic outlook that continues to erode consumer confidence, China's holiday spending plunges to a seven-year low as zero-Covid policy discouraged people from travelling or spending.
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China's COVID policy responsible for exodus of multinational companies: Re
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): China's Zero-Covid policy and its sporadic lockdowns are pushing multinational firms from its lands to different countries, a media report said citing the report of the European Union Chamber of Commerce.
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Covid cases flare up despite Chinese lockdowns, create chaos ahead of part
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): Ahead of 20th National Party Congress in which Xi Jinping is set to secure a third term in power, the Chinese authorities have scaled up the restrictions locking down regions and cities and mandating quarantines, disrupting lives of people and drawing widesp
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