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China demographic crisis: One child policy backfires; rising living costs
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China's demographic crisis continue to deepen as the country's population planning initiative One Child Policy, which earlier forced families to have one child under its umbrella has now severely backfired, leading to population decline.
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China cuts medical benefits for seniors due to cash shortage
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The demonstrations, dubbed by Chinese media as a "grey hair movement," are another rare rebuke for authorities after widespread protests gripped the country in November against Covid lockdowns.
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China: The case of protesting workers and indifferent state
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Chinese government's portrayal of a rebound in economic activities appears to be in contrast with reports of widespread dissatisfaction among various sections of society.
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India looking to produce electronic items that defy Western model of 'use
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to SCMP, India is also set to benefit from China's 'trust deficit' arising from zero-COVID policy that disrupted supply chains and prompted firms like Apple and Foxconn to look elsewhere.
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China to restart broad visa approvals halted due to pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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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Chinese city suggests lockdowns for flu, faces criticism on social media
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A Chinese city has received negative feedback on social media after saying it might consider using lockdowns in the case of an influenza outbreak, CNN reported.
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China: Arrest of youngsters, who took part in white paper protests, contin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Many of the protesters who took part in the November 2022 street demonstrations in China against President Xi Jinping's "Zero-Covid" policy are no longer alive. Not only the public memory of these events is fading, but it's possible that the protests themselves may be forgotten in China as a
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Xi Jinping targets consumers, investment to revive stagnant post-COVID eco
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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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