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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.

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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

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.

The News Lens

Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index finished nearly flat

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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.

Bangkok Post

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

The Guardian - AU

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

Birmingham Post

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.

Reuters

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.

The Times of India

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.

Reuters

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

China reduces COVID-19 case number reporting as virus surges

China’s National Health Commission is scaling down its daily COVID-19 report in response to a sharp decline in PCR testing since the government eased anti-virus measures after daily cases hit record highs

The Independent UK

Australia vies for Pacific influence with new security deal

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

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As Hong Kong opens up, visitors can enter a gym or restaurant immediately

People arriving in Hong Kong by international flights can immediately visit the city's restaurants, gyms and other venues for the first time in almost three years, with the scrapping of restrictions that barred them from such places for the first three days.

Bangkok Post

Warnings of tough times over China's rapid zero-Covid exit

BEIJING: A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-Covid' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections.

Reuters

Xi and top Chinese leadership to hold key economic meeting as COVID spikes

Chinese President Xi Jinping, his ruling Politburo and senior government officials will meet over the next two days to plot a recovery for China's battered economy just as the nation faces a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Al Jazeera

Squeezed between China and Russia, Mongolia’s herders feel pinch

Mongolian tent-dwellers face growing hardship amid skyrocketing energy costs and falling livestock prices.

Reuters

China to roll out second COVID vaccine booster for high-risk groups, elderly

China's National Health Commission (NHC) will roll out the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for high-risk groups and elderly people over 60 years old, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

‘Afraid of the gun’: Military coup fuels Myanmar resource grab

Crisis triggered by the military takeover makes life even more dangerous for those fighting to protect the environment.

The Independent UK

Trump’s transport secretary Elaine Chao says she won’t respond to his racist attack on her

Mr Trump formerly called Ms Chao “crazy” and accused Republicans of getting “rich off China”

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