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China set for historic demographic turn, accelerated by COVID traumas

Living under China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country.

Reuters

UK says Hong Kong freedoms continue to erode, drawing China anger

Former colonial power in the territory says it is in China’s interests that Hong Kong maintain its distinctiveness.

Al Jazeera

UK criticises China for ‘systematically eroding’ Hong Kong’s freedoms

Authorities continue to crack down on free speech in the former British colony, the Foreign Secretary said.

The Independent UK

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Beijing seen shifting stance over control over major IT companies

BEIJING -- The Chinese Communist Party and the government is increasingly believed to be loosening its tight controls on the country's major IT firms, such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

A 'wolf warrior' is sidelined, as China softens its approach on the world stage

Zhao Lijian, a foreign ministry spokesman known for his combative approach, was reassigned. The change is mostly tactical, but analysts see a window of opportunity to improve China-U.S. relations.

WEKU

China population: Cities unveil new childbirth incentives

BEIJING: With China on track to record its first population decline in more than six decades, cities across the country have announced new cash incentives to encourage couples to have more children.

Bangkok Post

Coronavirus: China stops reporting Covid tally as data criticism intensifies

BEIJING: China hasn’t updated its daily Covid reports for three days, adding to global concerns that the information vacuum is masking the true impact of the world’s biggest outbreak.

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Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak.

Reuters

Did China deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?

Observers see China keeping Myanmar’s generals at a distance by not responding to Lancang-Mekong Cooperation invite.

Al Jazeera

'Seriously doubt' imminent invasion of Taiwan by China -Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he seriously doubted that ramped up Chinese military activities near the Taiwan Strait were a sign of an imminent invasion of the island by Beijing.

Reuters

China's authorities are quietly rounding up people who protested against COVID rules

Residents held vigils to commemorate people who have died in lockdown. Several have been arrested.

WEKU

Top international news of the day

Travelers stand in the departures hall of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Wednesday. A computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration brought flights to a standstill across the US, with thousands of delays quickly cascading through the system at airports nationwide.

The Times of India

China: ‘Not necessary’ to dwell on Covid deaths

BEIJING: Chinese health officials said on Wednesday it was “not necessary” to dwell on the exact number of Covid deaths in the country, days after the World Health Organization criticised authorities’ approach to tallying the surge in cases there.

Bangkok Post

China halts visa issuance for Japanese and S. Koreans

In retaliation for Tokyo and Seoul heightening border controls for arrivals from China, Beijing on Tuesday stopped issuing visas to Japanese and South Korean nationals.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Imposes Transit Curbs for S.Korea, Japan in Growing COVID Spat

China introduced transit curbs for South Korean and Japanese nationals on Wednesday, in an escalating diplomatic spat over COVID-19 curbs that is marring the grand re-opening of the world's second-largest economy after three years of isolation. China removed quarantine mandates for inbound travelers on Sunday, one of the last vestiges…

Bangkok Post

China scraps visa-free transit for Koreans, Japanese

Beijing said on Wednesday that it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed travel curbs on visitors from China.

Reuters

China imposes transit curbs for S.Korea, Japan; WHO voices concern over data

The World Health Organisation said a lack of data was making it challenging to help China manage the risks of a COVID-19 surge over the Lunar New Year holiday, as the world's second-largest economy reopens after three years of isolation.

ABC News

China suspends issuing visas in Japan, South Korea to retaliate for COVID-19 tests for travellers putting Australia at risk of similar treatment

Beijing halts visa processing in South Korea and Japan in protest at what it says are "discriminatory" entry test rules imposed on travellers from China by a range of countries, including Australia.

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Bangkok Post

Beijing poised to loosen monetary policy in H1

China is expected to ease its monetary policy in the first half this year following the country's recent reopening for cross-border travel as Beijing continues to stimulate domestic consumption and support vulnerable businesses, says SCB Chief Investment Office (SCB CIO).

Al Jazeera

China halts travel visas for South Korea, Japan over COVID curbs

The move came after Seoul and Tokyo introduced measures for visitors from China last month, including visa restrictions.

The New Daily

‘Encouraging’ talk from Beijing’s envoy, but so far it’s only talk

Just months after his last, tense exchange with the Canberra press corps, China ambassador Xiao Qian toasted their health on Tuesday.

Reuters

China suspends issuing visas in Japan, S.Korea to retaliate for COVID curbs

China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would retaliate against countries that required negative COVID-19 tests from Chinese travellers.

The Guardian - UK

China’s ‘wolf warrior’ foreign affairs spokesperson moved to new role

Zhao Lijian's shift to low-profile department seen by some as a sign of Beijing softening its diplomatic strategy

Bangkok Post

China targets Korea, Japan over Covid curbs

China has suspended issuing some visas for South Korea and Japan in Beijing’s first retaliation against Covid-related curbs on Chinese travellers.

Al Jazeera

China suspends short-term visas for S Koreans over COVID curbs

Beijing takes first move against countries that have introduced new measures as a result of China’s surging cases.

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