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Social discontent rises among Chinese as economy falls: Report
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
China's economy is slow and it no longer satisfies the aspirations of upward mobility. The educated unemployment percentage is getting higher and higher and at the same time the economic rate is going down. Beijing's old economy seems to be reaching its limits: both Chinese and foreign manuf
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China calls covid restrictions on its travellers 'political'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Some of these measures are disproportionate and simply unacceptable. We firmly reject using COVID measures for political purposes and will take corresponding measures in response to varying situations based on the principle of reciprocity," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning sai
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India keeping an eye on Covid situation in China says MEA
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
China's recent exit from zero-Covid could lead to nearly 1 million deaths, according to CNN. After lifting covid curbs this month, the second-largest country braces for an unprecedented wave of infections from its major cities.
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Easing of Covid curbs sparks fear among people in China
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to CNN, several workers across China have taken down some of the outward symbols of the nation's zero-Covid regulations, removing health code scanning signs from metro station walls and closing some gates after the Chinese government announced removing curbs.
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China announces nationwide loosening of Covid curbs
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This comes less than two weeks after largescale protests gripped the country against the zero covid policy. This announcement has brought relief to millions of people under various restrictions since the start of the pandemic.
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'I Wanna See a Movie!': New viral chant for China protesters against Covid
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a report by US-based entertainment outlet The Hollywood Reporter, a video went viral across the Chinese social media portal 'WeChat' where purported protesters from Shanghai are seen chanting, "I Wanna See a Movie!"
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China's stringent COVID curbs flare up public anger against ruling Communi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Several videos circulating on social media have shown a crowd chanting the slogan "Communist Party step down, Down with Xi Jinping" in unison over a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region that has unleashed excessive public outrage.
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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As China tightens Covid curbs, foreign companies witness all-time low
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Foreign companies in China are on the verge of closure due to severe losses because of stringent Covid curbs and other movement restrictions
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Despite Zero-COVID policy, China reports highest cases in last 6 months
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Despite a Zero-COVID policy, China reported the highest cases in the last 6 months, media reports said.
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Extreme zero-covid curbs in China ahead of Communist Party Congress
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 20th Communist Party Congress, authorities across China are doubling down on "Zero-COVID" efforts, imposing measures including pre-emptive lockdowns and blanket bans to stop coronavirus flare-ups.
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China's number two stresses implementation of policies to stabilize econom
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has underlined the importance of implementing policies for stabilizing the economy and supporting market entities to bring the situation back to the normal track, in an unusually stark warning that comes as COVID curbs have adversely
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