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India-China trade jumps thwarting PM Modi’s self-reliance ambitions

India’s bilateral trade with China rose by a third in the year to March, throwing a spanner on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s drive to wean the South Asian nation from relying on its hostile neighbor for cheap imports and promote a thriving domestic industry.

The Times of India

Covid surge spooks Beijing residents, disrupts government

Covid infections are surging in Beijing, disrupting official government work and keeping people at home after authorities made an about-turn in their strict policy of managing virus cases.

Bangkok Post

New Covid variant BF.7 in UK can infect 3 times as many people and beat vaccine

Scientists say it can also beat the vaccine

Nottingham Post

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Twitter bots surfaced during Chinese protests. Who's behind them remains a mystery

Researchers noticed accounts spewing out suggestive images. Some observers wondered if it was a Chinese government tactic to drown out the news, but the reality appears to be more complicated.

WEKU

As food shortages hit locked-down Shanghai, the gift of two carrots and a potato was pure luxury

Severe Covid measures in China meant millions of us had to rely on handouts and bartering, says Jennifer Pak, China correspondent for the Marketplace radio programme

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong democracy activist wins appeal on Tiananmen vigil assembly

Democracy activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung won an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction and sentence over a "banned" candlelight vigil in Hong Kong last year to commemorate victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

Reuters

Philippines concerned over Chinese vessels 'swarming' in disputed waters - defence chief

The Philippines' defence chief on Wednesday said the reported presence of dozens of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea was an "unacceptable" action that violates the country's sovereignty.

Reuters

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China Launches Second Round of Covid Boosters for High-Risk Groups

Health authorities are recommending that people take a different vaccine from their primary course, a practice several studies have shown provides better protection

Caixin Global

New Covid variant BF.7 can infect three times as many people and beat vaccine

The Omicron subvariant, detected in the UK, is driving a huge surge in infections across China

Wales Online

Philippines says Chinese vessels in reef, shoal ‘great concern’

The Philippines’ Department of National Defense said Wednesday it "views with great concern the reported swarming" of Chinese vessels in the Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.

Bangkok Post

China Stops Reporting Asymptomatic Covid Cases

National Health Commission cites difficulties in accurately counting the total after the country ended mandatory mass testing

Caixin Global

The painter who shared China's COVID protests with the world

When China's historic protests against COVID curbs erupted in late November, a 30-year-old Chinese man in a flat in northern Italy became one of the most important conduits of information on the unfolding drama via a lone Twitter account.

Reuters

Japan's formin making arrangements to visit China, meet counterpart this month - NHK

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is making arrangements to visit China and meet with his counterpart Wang Yi, NHK public television reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

China Says Tracking Covid Cases Now 'Impossible' as Infections Soar

China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy last week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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A Step-up for China’s Involvement in the Middle East

Beijing will soon supplant Washington as a dominant security partner – and the Arab world sees a chance for leverage.

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index finished nearly flat

Bangkok Post

China: Tracking Covid cases now impossible

BEIJING: China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy last week.

The Guardian - AU

China says spread of Covid ‘impossible’ to track as infections soar in Beijing

Health officials cease recording asymptomatic cases as shortages of medical supplies and testing kits reported in wake of sudden end to strict Covid policy

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Birmingham Post

Supply chain issues lead to £2bn in unfinished South West goods

Manufacturers across the region said Covid lockdowns in China, the war in Ukraine and Brexit had ‘exacerbated’ the problems

Reuters

Medical staff in China's hospitals say COVID-19 ripping through their ranks

A growing number of China's doctors and nurses are catching COVID-19 and some have been asked to keep working, as people showing mostly moderate symptoms throng hospitals and clinics, according to medical staff and dozens of posts on social media.

The Times of India

US to add more than 30 Chinese companies to trade blacklist

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to put Yangtze Memory Technologies and more than 30 other Chinese companies on a trade blacklist that would prevent them from buying certain American components, deepening tensions between the world’s two economic superpowers.

Reuters

Biden says U.S. is 'all in' on Africa's future

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa after years in which the continent took a back seat to other U.S. priorities as China made inroads with investments and trade.

WEKU

Australia vies with China for Pacific influence, signs new security deal

Australia has signed a new security deal with island nation Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific.

Asharq Al-Awsat

OPEC Sees Robust Global Oil Demand Growth in 2023

OPEC on Tuesday said it expected to see robust global oil demand growth in 2023 with potential economic upside coming from a relaxation of China's zero-COVID policies, which this year have pushed the country's oil use into contraction for the first time in years. World oil demand in 2023 will…

Reuters

In COVID U-turn, China's message to the people shifts from war to self-care

On Nov. 21, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, in charge of China's war on COVID-19, said infections had to be brought down to zero as they emerged. Nine days later, she said the Omicron strain of the virus had "weakened" even though new cases in the Chinese capital hit a high.

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