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Xi Jinping targets consumers, investment to revive stagnant post-COVID eco
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In response to the rolling lockdowns, travel restrictions, mass testing, and quarantining of his zero-COVID policy, which ended in December, the ruling Chinese Communist Party general secretary calls for measures to "expand domestic demand"
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As China's rainmaker vanishes, business confidence goes down: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The disappearance of Bao has undermined Beijing's new priority of restoring business confidence following the end of its "zero-COVID" policy and crackdowns on the private sector
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China likely to see trade deficit in 2023: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After the end of China's zero-COVID policy in December 2022, there were hopes for economic recovery in China. Households' deteriorating confidence coupled with the unresolved difficulties in the housing sector, however, weighed on the country's growth rebound.
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China loses face but refuses to back down
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The high-altitude balloon saga is emblematic of China's tendency to come out swinging whenever it is embarrassed or cornered.
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Elderly in China protest against cut in medical benefits
Updated : 3 years 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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Migrant workers left with no job, stable income due to Xi's Zero Covid pol
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Zero-Covid policy hampered China's economy and affected the migrant workers, who were dependent on the day's salary. In the week during the Lantern Festival, workers were often seen returning to their homes, leaving factories short on labor, the report stated, adding that following the '
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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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"China portraying protestors as tools of foreign powers"
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy, its domestic challenges have increased, youth unemployment is high, the economy is slowing down, and COVID infections and deaths have accelerated.
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China weaponizes zero-Covid policy to subdue Tibetans: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The "Zero COVID" policy of President Xi Jinping has been a great tool for repression. Lockdowns and similar measures greatly helped the regime to implement its gigantic and hyper-technological system of control and surveillance of its citizens, under the pretext of protecting their health.
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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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US dollar gains strength as Chinese Yuan depreciates amid its shrinking ec
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Notably, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, people see the dollar as the safe place to put their money in, avoiding risks; not the Chinese Yuan.
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Covid deaths increase in Tibet due to restrictions on access to hospitals,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While the rest of the globe is recovering from the Covid outbreak, Tibetans continue to struggle for access to basic services rather than having the time to heal.
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