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After China's loudest protests in decades, Xi Jinping will be treading extremely carefully as the nation mourns Jiang Zemin

The death of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who has been remembered for his affable public persona, is posing a fresh challenge to President Xi Jinping's efforts to quell anger over his COVID-zero drive.

ABC News

China bows to demands of angry protesters after riots break out over Covid lockdowns

At the weekend, crowds in some Chinese cities made the politically-explosive and dangerous demand that autocrat Xi Jinping resign from office over human losses due to the country's "no-Covid" policy

Daily Mirror

China signals easing of COVID-zero approach as cities relax lockdown measures

Cities like Guangzhou, Chongqing and Beijing announced they would relax some COVID measures amid public frustration with lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

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China mourns Jiang as funeral planning begins

BEIJING: Mobile apps and state media websites turned black-and-white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast, and flowers were laid on Thursday as China mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin.

Bangkok Post

China's Xi discusses trade, Russia, Taiwan with EU's Michel

China says president and ruling Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is holding talks with visiting European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing

The Independent UK

Chinese police use high-tech tools to crush protests

BEIJING: Chinese police are using sophisticated surveillance tools in a push to stamp out a nationwide wave of unrest, using facial recognition software and location data to track down and detain protesters.

Bangkok Post

China Signals Zero-Covid Relaxation after Nationwide Protests

China's top Covid official has softened his tone on the severity of the coronavirus and signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedom. Anger over China's zero-Covid policy -- which involves mass…

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EU's Michel urges Xi to use 'influence' on Russia over war with Ukraine

European Council President Charles Michel once again urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use the country's "influence" on Russia over its war in Ukraine during a visit to Beijing on Thursday.

Reuters

India’s plan to take on China as south Asia’s favourite lender

With the private sector’s help, New Delhi has stepped up spending on infrastructure in neighbouring countries

Financial Times

China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of historic protests

China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world's toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

Reuters

Hong Kong’s courts in firing line as Beijing rewrites rulebook

The case against Jimmy Lai has exposed tensions between the city’s common law system and Beijing’s tightening control.

Al Jazeera

Covid restrictions lifted in Guangzhou and Chongqing after China protests

Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low risk

The Guardian - UK

South Dakota governor bans TikTok from state agencies over ‘intelligence gathering’ concerns

TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based privated tech giant

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping in His Own Words

What China’s leader wants—and how to stop him from getting it.

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The Conversation

Western leaders are divided over the future of relations with China

European Council president Charles Michel heads to Beijing on December 1, the latest in a procession of western leaders to seek an audience with Xi Jinping, in a year when the Chinese president has cemented his position as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.

The Conversation

Who is Jimmy Lai? The Hong Kong newspaper owner's upcoming show trial is symbolic of the struggle with the mainland and its values

Amid the widespread anti-zero-COVID protests in mainland China, political and judicial persecution in Hong Kong continues in the criminal court, where key pro-democracy figures and journalists are facing national security trials that could result in life in jail.

The Guardian - UK

Zero Covid can’t continue in China. Reopening is the only way to quell public anger

Local officials have doubled down on the severe restrictions that has already caused so much economic damage, says Yu Jie of Chatham House

The Independent UK

Freed Japan-China friendship group head says charges false

The former head of a Japan-China friendship group who recently returned to Japan from six years in a Beijing prison for what he said were false spying charges says he still hopes to see China become a global leader but with better treatment of human rights

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Daily Mirror

China to quadruple stockpile of world-ending nuclear bombs in just over a decade

The report builds on the military's warning last year that China is expanding its nuclear force much faster than US officials had predicted - Beijing wants to match or surpass US global power by mid-century

The Guardian - UK

Jiang Zemin obituary

Chinese leader who oversaw economic growth and a stable relationship with the US, and encouraged his country to ‘enter the world’

The Independent UK

Raimondo: US isn't seeking to sever economic ties with China

The United States isn’t seeking to sever economic ties with China — even as it takes steps to protect America’s technological and military prowess from Beijing

Radio France Internationale

EU chief Charles Michel heads to China amid Covid protests crackdown

European Council President Charles Michel is in Beijing to discuss global challenges with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is facing historic protests in major cities against Covid restrictions.

Bangkok Post

Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead

China's former leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late 1980s and into the new millennium, died Wednesday at the age of 96, China's state news agency said.

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China's ex-leader Jiang Zemin, an influential reformer, has died at 96

Jiang Zemin rose to power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests and leaves a legacy of economic reforms — but also tight political control.

The Independent UK

Chinese vaccine plans spark hope for end of 'zero COVID'

A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted angry protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign

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