China News
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Spy balloon: China downplays Blinken’s cancelled visit as ‘their own business’U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions, the first such high-profile trip.U.S. NewsFeb 4
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China’s peak COVID-19 cases exceeded 7M daily, deaths more than 4K dailyNearly 60,000 people with COVID had died in hospital as of Jan. 12, roughly a month after China abruptly dismantled its strict zero-COVID policy, according to government data.WorldJan 25
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COVID-19 in China: Expert says 80% of population have been infectedThe mass movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday period may spread the pandemic, but a second COVID wave is unlikely in the near term, the expert says.WorldJan 21
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WHO says China making ‘enormous progress’ on vaccinating against COVID-19The World Health Organization's immunization director praised China on Friday for making quick progress on vaccinating older people with COVID-19 shots.WorldJan 20
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China records first population fall in decades. What’s behind the dip?It wasn't clear if the population figures were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak that was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan before spreading around the world.WorldJan 17
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COVID-19 in China: WHO requests more transparency on infections dataChina's Saturday announcement on nearly 60,000 deaths since early December "allows for a better understanding of the epidemiological situation," said a WHO statement.WorldJan 15
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Chinese worry for elderly as WHO warns of COVID-19 surge over Lunar New YearConcerns about China's outbreak has prompted more than a dozen countries to demand negative COVID test results from people arriving from China.WorldJan 12
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China drops COVID-19 border rules as citizens rush to travelSunday's reopening is one of the last steps in China's dismantling of its "zero-COVID" regime, which began last month after historic protests against curbs.WorldJan 9
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China censors over 1,000 COVID policy critics on social mediaThe Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans.WorldJan 7
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Beijing hospital runs out of beds as COVID-19 spreads in ChinaWorld Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he was concerned about the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.WorldJan 5
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