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Monthly Archives For December 2022
Collections From China’s Famed Grottoes Move to Blockchain Database
China’s top archeology research institute launched a blockchain-based cultural heritage database Tuesday, claiming it to be a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country. The Dunhuang Academy, which …
Coronavirus in China: new guidelines support shift to living with Covid-19
Thursday’s measures advise people on home isolation, monitoring and treating symptoms with medication Guidelines build on new 10-point plan intended to ease impact of long-standing control measures …
China begins implementing relaxed anti-COVID-19 measures
China began implementing a more relaxed version of its strict “zero COVID” policy on Thursday amid steps to restore normal life, but also trepidation over a possible broader outbreak once controls are …
China’s Protests Are New. The Investment Risks Are Not.
China ranks 150th out of 165 countries … Chile recently elected a new government, which generated concerns that its business-friendly environment would be dismantled, and Taiwan is under constant …
Covid fight hits China economy
China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-coronavirus controls at home.
Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads
Beijing is running out of medical supplies as health workers rush to combat a coronavirus outbreak spreading rapidly through the Chinese capital, putting stress on limited resources just as …
Hong Kong Government Eases COVID Quarantine and Testing Regime After Beijing Moves
A child wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has his swab sample taken for nucleic acid test at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …
Beijing Cautions Japan Not To Join Anti-China Blocs Led By US Amid Tensions Over Taiwan
China denounced Japan’s move to increase their military by 50%, saying it was “highly dangerous”. Beijing warned Tokyo not to join any US-led anti-China blocs.
China Reverses COVID Propaganda After Years of Dire Warnings
The Chinese leadership faces a new challenge after a wave of rare anti-government protests brought about meaningful change in policy this week.
China’s looser anti-COVID measures met with relief, caution
A day after China announced the rollback of some of its most stringent COVID-19 restrictions, people across the country are greeting the news with a measure of relief but also caution, as many wait to…
‘The world changed overnight’: Zero-Covid overhaul brings joy — and fears — in China
Workers across China have dismantled some of the physical signs of the country’s zero-Covid controls, peeling health code scanning signs off metro station walls and closing some checkpoints after the …
China Focus: COVID-19 Response Further Optimized with 10 New Measures
China released a circular on further optimizing the COVID-19 response on Wednesday, announcing 10 prevention and control measures. The measures were introduced based on the latest epidemic situation and mutation of the virus to contain…