China Covid: First deaths in weeks confirms NHC

COVID

Wave of illnesses has been spreading through China since restriction were lifted. The two death on Monday were the first confirmed by the NHC. The number of Covid fatalities in China may surpass 1.5 million. On Monday, China reported its first Covid-related deaths in weeks, despite growing concerns that the official toll may not fully … Read more

Shanghai schools go online as Covid grows in China

Shanghai

Shanghai, has mandated that the majority of its schools offer online courses. Nurseries and daycare facilities will also be closed starting on Monday. The number of new infections fell during the week ending December 11. Shanghai, the biggest city in China, has mandated that the majority of its schools offer online courses as the number … Read more

As China’s anxieties mount, Taiwan’s recruitment pool decreases

Taiwan

Taiwan’s defense gap is growing. It can’t be solved by increasing spending or buying more weaponry. The island democracy of 23.5 million faces a growing struggle to recruit enough young men to satisfy its military requirements. Taiwan’s defense gap is growing. It can’t be solved by increasing spending or buying more weaponry. The island democracy … Read more

The fight over semi-conductor chips between US and China

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China’s use of the technology endangers its own national security says US. US is doing everything to stop technology going in china. US has imposed trade limitation on chip manufacturers in United States. The US is stepping up its efforts to slow down China’s development in the semiconductor sector, which is essential for everything from … Read more

China pushes for arduous economic initiatives

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Arduous efforts are needed to prolong China’s economic recovery. The world’s second-largest economy is projected to benefit. The abrupt relaxation of controls risks greater outbreaks of the virus Due to a harsh external environment and the global economy’s lack of momentum, “arduous efforts” are needed to prolong China’s economic recovery, the country’s top state planner … Read more

COVID limitations slow China’s retail and industry output

China’s economy lost steam in November as manufacturing output slowed. Retail sales prolonged falls. Beijing abandoned some of the world’s strongest anti-virus measures. China’s economy lost steam in November as manufacturing output slowed and retail sales prolonged falls, disappointing estimates and posting their worst readings in six months due to rising COVID-19 infections and widespread … Read more

Panic-buying and shortages as China eases restrictions

China

China’s health system is already showing signs of being quickly overburdened. Local governments have been asked to renovate their intensive care units and launch fever clinics by the end of the month. People are panic buying medications in preparation of a winter wave, experts say. After easing some of its strictest Covid-19 regulations last week, … Read more

Virus surges; COVID’s spread becomes impossible to track

China’s National Health Commission has reduced its daily COVID-19 report. There is a drop in the PCR testing. The government lifted antivirus restrictions after daily cases hit record highs. China’s National Health Commission has reduced its daily COVID-19 report due to a drop in PCR testing since the government lifted antivirus restrictions after daily cases … Read more

Mongolia’s herders are squeezed between China and Russia

Mongolia

Prices of wheat and rice have skyrocketed. Inflation reaches 14.5%. Even bad is the 40% surge in coal prices and shortages. Dulamsuren Demberel, a 58-year-old herder who lives eight hours from Mongolia’s capital, has trouble making ends meet each month. Prices of wheat and rice, necessities Mongolia’s herders can’t produce, have skyrocketed due to the … Read more

Unisame urges for allowing jaggery export

Unisame

KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the ministry of commerce to allow the export of jaggery (gurr) and brown sugar, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that since the sugar export is allowed and the earlier notification is amended to allow export of sugar, jaggery exports should also … Read more

Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Indian, Chinese soldiers fought in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang Sector on Dec 9. Media sources said both sides promptly left the area. PLA troops made touch with the LAC in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, which Indian troops “contested in a hard and resolute way.”, according to sources. On December 9, soldiers from the Indian … Read more

China scraps virus-tracking app in anticipation of Covid

China

China is preparing for an unprecedented flood of Covid-19 cases. A top specialist has warned that Omicron variations are “spreading swiftly”. Businesses closed over the weekend in Beijing out of fear of an epidemic. China is preparing for an unprecedented flood of Covid-19 cases., As it dismantles significant portions of its restrictive zero-Covid policy. A … Read more

President Alvi appreciates financial and economic support by China

President Alvi

China’s Ambassador in Pakistan Nong Rong called on President Alvi President Alvi said Pakistan would welcome other countries to join CPEC He appreciated financial and economic support by China ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi appreciated the continuous financial and economic support by China to help bring financial stability to the country. Talking to China’s Ambassador in … Read more

Saudi Arabia and China agrees to avoid internal interference

Saudi Arabia and China

The accord comes while Chinese President Xi Jinping is in the kingdom. Human rights, oil, and other concerns affect U.S.-Mexico-Chile ties. Saudi Press Agency released the 4,000-word statement. Saudi Arabia and China said their policies were in line in a number of sectors, including security and energy, and that they would support one another without … Read more

China abandons zero-Covid policy, health experts warns dark days

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Zero-Covid policy destroyed the world’s second-largest economy. Beijing unveiled comprehensive adjustments to its harsh policies on Wednesday. New standards eliminate the required health QR code to enter most public areas. China’s zero-Covid policy, which crippled the second-largest economy in the world and provoked an unprecedented wave of protests, is finally being undone as Beijing unveiled … Read more

At Jiang Zemin’s memorial service, China’s Xi Jinping calls for unity

Xi Jinping

The service, which was live-broadcast on national television, concluded a week of remembrances for Jiang, who passed away last Wednesday. The official period of silence saw a halt to trading in the stock, currency, and bond markets. Public entertainment was banned, including certain well-liked online games. In response to an unprecedented outpouring of discontent over … Read more

China runs 100 police stations with host nation cooperation

Beijing

Beijing has established more than 100 overseas police stations to keep tabs on, harass, and in some cases repatriate Chinese nationals living abroad. Human rights group claims it has discovered evidence that China is running 48 additional police stations abroad. Beijing denies operating unregistered police units outside its borders. Beijing has established more than 100 … Read more

Police in China uses cellphone data to seek down protesters

China

Chinese police use cellphone data to locate protestors who marched in Beijing. Demonstrators were protesting against the government’s draconian Covid regulations. Some protesters took security measures to avoid being located or recognized. Chinese authorities are utilizing cellphone data to locate protestors who marched in Beijing against the government’s draconian Covid regulations. On Sunday night, hundreds … Read more

New book explores ‘black box’ of Chinese politics

Xi Jinping

China specialist Susan Shirk will discuss her new book “Overreach: How China derailed its peaceful growth”. Her book delves deeper into what she terms the “black box” of Chinese politics. Shirk discussed her book and the latest Covid lockdown protests in China. Thursday at 7:30 p.m., local China specialist and UC San Diego professor Susan … Read more

China signals eases in Covid policy after mass protests

China

lockdown restrictions lifted in Shanghai and Guangzhou, areas with high incidence of Covid. Comes as China experiences widespread demonstrations against its zero-Covid policy. Days of protests in numerous cities were sparked by a high-rise fire in Xinjiang last week. Although there are many everyday cases, China has indicated a change in its Covid position as … Read more

Chinese papers go black in mourning death of late leader Jiang Zemin

Jiang Zemin death

Jiang passed away in his hometown of Shanghai due to leukemia and multiple organ failure. Flags of key government buildings and Chinese embassies abroad have been lowered to half-mast. Foreign governments asked not to send delegations or representatives to China to participate in mourning activities. Following the death of Jiang Zemin, all newspapers published dark … Read more

Asia’s factory output declines as China lockdown impact widens

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China’s private survey reveals a continuation of the PMI downturn. In Japan and South Korea, industrial activity declines. Surveys indicate a deteriorating prognosis for Asia in 2019. China’s rigorous Covid-19 lockdowns and a slowdown in global demand knocked on company mood in November, according to surveys released Thursday. The results showed Asia’s deteriorating economic picture … Read more

China penalizes users for ‘liking’ posts after zero-Covid protests

China

China’s internet police is tightening up cyberspace control. “Likes” of public posts, along with other kinds of comments, must be monitored. Internet users are collecting screenshots of protest-related content in order to preserve it. The new regulations take effect on December 15. Internet users in China will soon be penalized for like anything that is … Read more

China’s factory activity contracts as Covid disruptions spread

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China’s factory activity decreased for the second consecutive month in November. Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.0, down from 49.2 in October. Large portions of the country were affected by Covid-19 lockdowns and transit disruptions. China’s factory activity decreased for the second consecutive month in November, according to government data released on Wednesday. Large portions … Read more

Chinese astronauts arrive at space station in historic mission

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3 Chinese astronauts arrive at the station to board for the new space mission. The spacecraft docked more than six hours after launch. Shenzhou-14 will return to Earth following a one-week handover. Three Chinese astronauts arrived at China’s space station Wednesday for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese history, launching the second inhabited outpost … Read more