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China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of COVID

China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Reuters

China suspends social media accounts of COVID policy critics

China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government's policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up

The Independent UK

China reports three COVID deaths for January 6

China reported three new COVID-19 deaths in the mainland for Jan. 6, compared with five deaths a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

Reuters

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Australia’s battered tourism puts hope in China’s reopening

Tourism-reliant businesses are hopeful the return of Chinese visitors will revive the sector from the pandemic slump.

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Colorado’s domestic violence deaths spiked 44% in 2021, new report finds

Tribune News Service

Arms open for Chinese return

Key tourism provinces are bracing for the return of tourists from China after the country reopens its borders on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

China optimism lifts Asian equities

RECAP: Asian equities advanced on Friday amid hopes for China's emergence from the pandemic and an economic lift from renewed travel from the mainland.

Bangkok Post

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China should brace for brutal Covid winter

Last month, China ended its zero-Covid policy, bringing a tumultuous end to restrictions after nearly three years. The suddenness of the move surprised nearly everyone. The process could have been much more gradual, with a slower shift from mass forced lockdowns to more flexible policies. Instead, it has effectively thrown…

Bangkok Post

In Australia, Pro-Democracy Students Aren’t Safe From China’s Reach

To evade surveillance and reporting by nationalist members of the diaspora, anti-CCP protesters get creative.

Foreign Policy

Young people in China ‘deliberately getting infected with Covid’, report claims

Surge in infections has put pressure on hospitals across the country

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s Starlink has inspired Taiwan to build a similar satellite system to the one Ukraine is using in its war with Russia

“Our primary concern…is facilitating the societal resilience,” Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s digital affairs minister, told the FT.

Fortune

Adam Tooze: Washington Is Undermining the Trade System It Helped Build

The World Trade Organization nears a breaking point over U.S. tariffs against China.

Foreign Policy

Hermes Expands in Nanjing as Luxury Industry Bets on Chinese Return

Birkin bag maker Hermes is opening a new, enlarged store in China's Nanjing city, signaling the luxury industry's confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers after three years of tough COVID-19 restrictions. Hermes, which first opened a store in the city in 2010, has now relocated to the upscale…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China accused of under-reporting Covid cases and deaths

In China, there are fears not just of a Covid wave but maybe a tsunami. Funeral parlours are overwhelmed and hospitals are packed with elderly patients on respirators. This comes after the lifting of China's zero-Covid restrictions following protests. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, is pointing the finger, saying China's…

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Foreign Affairs

American Democracy Is Still in Danger

American democracy must be protected from enemies foreign and domestic.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, forced to have surgery after getting thermometer stuck up his penis

The 12-year-old boy, from Chengdu in central China, told doctors he put the thermometer up his penis while masturbating out of "curiosity" and because he "lacked sex education"

Evening Standard

Shuyi Xu: Appeal to find missing teenager from China last seen in Barnet

The Met Police has launched an appeal to find a 17-year-old girl last seen in north London.

Foreign Affairs

The Missing Minerals

To shift to clean energy, America must rethink supply chains.

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China forecasts 2.1bn holiday-season trips

BEIJING: The Chinese government says it expects about 2.1 billion domestic journeys to be made in the country over a 40-day travel season that includes the weeklong Lunar New Year holidays beginning Jan 21, amid fears the large-scale human migration could further spread Covid-19.

Fortune

With Tesla trailing in China, Musk unleashes price war with Warren Buffett’s BYD

Tesla is slashing prices in China for a second time since late October, as BYD is widening its lead.

The Times of India

Top international news developments of the day

The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in his first major speech on border security.

The Guardian - UK

Job cuts and falling shares: how did it all go so wrong for the US tech sector?

As Amazon axes 18,000 roles and Tesla loses 65% of its value, we examine the causes of the glitch hitting Silicon Valley

Tribune News Service

US keeps offering China its COVID vaccines. China keeps saying no

China has rebuffed repeated U.S. offers to share advanced vaccines as Beijing battles a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19, a rejection that’s led to growing frustration among American officials concerned about a resurgence of the pandemic.

The Conversation

China's COVID situation is dire – but it shouldn't pose a big risk to other countries

China is currently in the midst of a severe wave of COVID infections and deaths. We don’t know exactly how bad it is because of significant gaps in official reporting, but by all indications, things are dire. News reports suggest hospitals and mortuaries are overflowing.

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China’s CIC Crowned World’s Largest Sovereign Fund

China Investment Corp. added $129 billion in assets last year, taking its total portfolio to $1.35 trillion

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