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2024 Cupra Tavascan EV Will Be Made In China For Export To Europe

Volkswagen Group cited limited production capacity in Europe for the decision; the Cupra Tavascan electric SUV coupe will launch in Europe in 2024.

InsideEVs

'Daylight is here': China travel searches surge as public cheers COVID easing

Searches on Chinese travel sites surged and social media platforms were flooded with delight and relief on Wednesday as the public cheered the biggest loosening of some of the world's strictest COVID policies.

Reuters

US, Australia Invite Japan to Step Up Troop Rotations

The United States and Australia said Tuesday they would welcome Japanese troops into three-way rotations, vowing a united front in the face of China's rapid military advances. Australia's defense and foreign ministers said they agreed to step up the pace of military interactions with the United States during talks with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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China Stresses Comprehensive Development Partnership with Saudi Arabia

International attention is turned to the Saudi capital, which is hosting the first qualitative summit that brings China together with Gulf and Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, amid extremely complex geopolitical conditions. The Chinese ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chen Weiqing, stressed that Beijing was ready to deploy joint efforts…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia-China relationship 'fragile'

Australia's diplomatic deep freeze with China may be over, but the relationship is not what it was, warns a leading national security expert.

AAP

These are the 10 new Covid rules China will follow on path to reopening

BEIJING: China announced 10 new measures for dealing with Covid-19 on Wednesday, accelerating its shift away from the zero-tolerance stance that has kept the country isolated from the rest of the world and devastated the economy over the last three years.

The Times of India

China appoints Communist Party chiefs for three provinces

China's Communist Party has appointed Yi Lianhong as party secretary of eastern Zhejiang province, and Yin Hong as party secretary of eastern Jiangxi province, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

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China COVID policy: Major changes in further easing

China's National Health Commission announced on Wednesday the most significant relaxation of its COVID-19 prevention and control protocols since the pandemic erupted three years ago.

Reuters

China relaxes Covid rules in major policy shift after protests

Changes come after historic protests against the regime’s Zero Covid policy

Evening Standard

China may reopen soon—but 'millions' of new COVID cases will disrupt its economic recovery

Analysts are warning of a "bumpy," "zigzagging" recovery since China's COVID cases and deaths will likely spike.

Fortune

New Zealand Navy idles ships as labour crisis hits

Three of New Zealand's nine naval ships are sitting idle in port as higher civilian salaries lure personnel out of the military, the country's Defence Force said on Wednesday, even as tensions in the Pacific rise between China and the U.S. and its allies.

Reuters

China: Jiang Zemin's death officially buries Deng Xiaoping era of fast reforms

Sirens wailed across China as the Communist Party eulogised late leader Jiang Zemin Tuesday, hailing him as a patriot who "dedicated his life" to the country. But the official press didn't elaborate much on his economic feats – institgated by Jiang's patron Deng Xiaoping, the man who opened China up…

Radio France Internationale

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.4% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.17%

Caixin Global

Reaction to China loosening COVID restrictions

China said on Wednesday it would allow COVID patients with mild symptoms to isolate at home as part of a set of new measures that marked a major shift in a tough anti-virus policy that has battered its economy and sparked historic protests.

Reuters

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China announces a rollback of its strict anti-COVID-19 measures

China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.

Caixin Global

Xi to Visit Saudi Arabia to Boost Relations in the Middle East

The president will attend the first China-Arab States Summit and a meeting of the China-Gulf Cooperation Council during the four-day trip

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Announces Nationwide Loosening of Covid Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Under the new guidelines, some asymptomatic and mild cases of Covid-19 can now quarantine at home, ending a requirement that all positive cases be isolated in centralized…

France 24

China to ease quarantine, testing in nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid-19 restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms.

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The Independent UK

China announces roll-back of strict anti-COVID-19 measures

In a sharp reversal, China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of the most draconian anti-COVID-19 restrictions

The Times of India

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

BEIJING: China on Wednesday announced a broad loosening of Covid restrictions, saying some positive cases can now quarantine at home and scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Invitation of King Salman, Chinese President to Kick off Visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday

Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off an official three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Thursday at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The visit will boost the historic ties and strategic partnership between their countries. King Salman and Xi will preside over…

Reuters

China eases COVID quarantine rules in major policy adjustment

China's national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and people with mild symptoms can quarantine at home, in the strongest sign yet that China is preparing its people to live with the disease.

Al Jazeera

China’s trade plunges to lowest level since 2020 amid COVID curbs

Imports fell 10.6 percent in November while exports dropped 8.7 percent, according to customs data.

The Independent UK

Researchers find elusive European parent of lager yeast in Ireland

Brewing is one of the oldest human industries, and scientists have uncovered evidence of fermented beverages from China from at least 7,000 years ago.

Al Jazeera

US to send more troops to Australia, invite Japan to joint drills

US to increase rotational presence of air, land and sea forces in Australia amid shared concerns over China.

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