India’s health ministry is on alert following a surge of Covid cases in neighbouring China. The government has instructed states to ensure genome sequencing of all positive cases in the…
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Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
by Zack Ballby Zack BallAstana, Kazakhstan (22/10 – 49). Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first foreign trip since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit…
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China’s 26-storey pig skyscraper ready to slaughter 1 million pigs a year
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksOn the southern outskirts of Ezhou, a city in central China’s Hubei province, a giant apartment-style building overlooks the main road. But it is not for office workers or families.…
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Mongolia puts its faith in China railway to boost Covid-battered economy
by Zack Ballby Zack BallMongolia opened a new rail line to China on Friday that the landlocked country’s prime minister said would help it weather the zero-Covid controls that have disrupted cross-border trade with…
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China imposes new lockdowns as local Covid cases hit record high
by station3by station3China has imposed a fresh series of Covid lockdowns, including in a city where workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory clashed with police this week, as a record daily…
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Asian markets mixed as easing Fed fears tempered by China COVID
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeAsian markets were mixed Friday at the end of a week that has seen hopes the Federal Reserve will tone down its monetary tightening campaign offset by fresh lockdown fears…
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Beijing grinds to a near halt as China’s capital city battles Covid with more lockdowns
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnChina’s capital city is grinding to a near standstill as Covid controls spread. More and more apartment compounds in Beijing on Friday forbade residents from leaving for at least a…
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As anger rises and tragedies mount, China shows no sign of budging on zero-Covid
Zhou, an auto dealer in northeastern China, last saw his father alive in a video chat on the afternoon of November 1, hours after their home on the far outskirts…
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EU expects China to push Moscow to respect international law: European Council President
European Council President Charles Michel said that the European Union expected China to push Moscow to respect international law. He said that China should use “all means at its disposal”…
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Even as the world’s most populous nation, India will muddle along
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerRupa Subramanya is a distinguished fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and co-author of “Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India.” India and China have long been geopolitical rivals,…