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Chinese Cities Relax Testing Rules as Zero-Covid Policy Eases

Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases out of a strict zero-Covid policy that sparked nationwide protests. Local authorities across China have begun a slow rollback of the restrictions that have governed daily life for years, encouraged…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Protesters near White House demand 'Free China!'

About 200 protesters in Washington have lit candles and shouted “Free China!”

The Independent UK

China eases controls, gives no sign when 'zero COVID' ends

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker

The Independent UK

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Xi’s Shattered Illusion of Control

Recent protests revive a long tradition of Chinese dissent.

Foreign Affairs

Covid is weakening, China state media claims, as major cities lift lockdowns

Unnamed expert tells state media outlet Yicai that Covid could be downgraded from a category A disease to category C

The Guardian - AU

More Chinese cities ease COVID curbs but full reopening unlikely

Shanghai, Urumqi are the latest to ease COVID-19 curbs following last month’s unprecedented anti-government protests.

Al Jazeera

China set to ease COVID curbs further as markets cheer change of tack

China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world's toughest COVID curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as investors cheered the prospect of a policy shift that follows widespread protests and mounting economic damage.

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China heading towards downgrade of COVID-19 status

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 are improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reports.

The New Daily

‘The worry is Russia’: UN delays Myanmar representation decision

Geopolitical tensions have escalated since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Moscow has deepened ties with Myanmar’s generals.

Al Jazeera

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 maturing - state media

Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 as a serious contagious disease improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reported, among the first to float the idea.

Reuters

Italy home to 11 of 100-plus unofficial Chinese ‘police stations’

Civil rights group claims outposts are used to monitor Chinese population abroad and force dissidents to return

The Guardian - UK

The global ambitions of Chinese law

A recent report by the NGO Safeguard Defenders about the existence of "secret Chinese police stations" in cities around the world, including New York, has sparked investigations in several European countries and attracted the attention of the FBI. But while these investigations aim to protect the rule of law from…

Bangkok Post

Fresh concerns over Covid

As businesses pin their hopes on a strong recovery in the final month of the year based on lively shopping activity, entertainment events and vibrant tourism, a fresh Omicron outbreak has emerged including a rising death toll, rekindling concerns about the impact on economic sentiment.

Bangkok Post

Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China

In recent weeks, Apple Inc. has accelerated plans to shift some of its production outside China, long the dominant country in the supply chain that built the world's most valuable company, say people involved in the discussions.

Bangkok Post

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Japan's Disney store sells merchandise of Winnie the Pooh supporting China's protests

The online store offers shirts, mugs and other products that can be customized with an image of Pooh holding up a blank white sheet of paper, the symbol of China's lockdown protests.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Wrongfully jailed policeman sues state, Biden rebukes Trump, Indonesian volcano erupts

In today’s newsletter: Wrongfully jailed policeman launches lawsuit, Biden rebukes Trump, Indonesian volcano erupts

Tribune News Service

Shanghai eases COVID rules as China’s policy shift expands

Shanghai eased some of its COVID-19 restrictions, joining other top-tier Chinese cities as authorities accelerate a shift toward reopening the economy after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets last weekend to voice their anger at the nation’s stringent policies.

Irish Mirror

Scientist who worked for US-funded Wuhan lab makes terrifying claims about Covid's origin

"China knew from day one that this was a genetically engineered agent"

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Daily Record

Expat teacher-turned-comedian to give hilarious take on Lanarkshire and Shanghai life at Glasgow Comedy Festival

The East Kilbride dad is bringing his satirical experiences of culture shock to not one, but two shows at next year's festival

Newsroom.co.nz

China's Covid protests: What happens next?

The most dramatic protests in a generation - The Detail looks at the growing dissent in China over Covid-19 restrictions.

Newsroom.co.nz

The truth about China

A teacher reports from Ningbo

Newsroom.co.nz

Govt investigating China peach dumping claims

Kiwi officials look into allegations of product dumping from China which could threaten local producers, in a move with political sensitivities.

Reuters

Saudi prince seeks Mideast leadership, independence with Xi's visit

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts China's leader this week at a delicate moment in U.S.-Saudi ties, signalling Riyadh's resolve to navigate a polarised global order regardless of the wishes of its Western allies, analysts said.

Evening Standard

Chinese cities ease some Covid rules following anti-lockdown protests

Local authorities in Guangzhou announced that lockdowns would be lifted in seven districts of the southern city after demonstrations earlier this week

Radio France Internationale

'Colonial' China accused of depriving Tibetans of their own language, education

Much of Western criticism of China focuses on the vast collection of "re-education" centers in Xinjiang. Predominantly focused on Muslim minorities, these centres have resulted in the incarceration of thousands of Uyghurs who are forced to study Chinese language and culture. The system, however, was first tested in Tibet.

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