China warns US will ‘pay the price’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Pelosi travelling on a military aircraft,"raises the stakes of miscalculation," says US Nat'l Security Council coordinator John Kirby by Ludovic…
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China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid case
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just…
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Hong Kong lawmaker tests Covid positive after photo with Xi
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A Hong Kong lawmaker who posed for a group photo with Chinese President Xi…
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John Lee: the former Hong Kong cop Beijing trusts is sworn in
by Xinqi SU HONG KONG, July 1, 2022 (AFP) - John Lee, a former beat cop who became Hong Kong's…
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Relief, caution in Beijing as city lifts Covid dine-in curbs
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- After staying home for more than a month, Chen Chunmei joined a long line of customers…
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Downtown Beijing goes quiet as zero-Covid policy smothers capital
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Millions of people in Beijing stayed home on Monday as China's capital tries to fend…
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Fears mount for China’s economy as leaders dig in on zero-Covid
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Mass testing of China's vast population could bring fresh misery to the economy, experts warned Friday,…
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OPEC+ eye modest supply boost as demand dented by China Covid rules
by Anne BEADE, with Emeline Burckel in London Agence France Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- OPEC+ members meeting on…
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Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across…
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China’s low Covid death toll prompts questions
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two years into the pandemic, China's resurgent Covid-19 outbreak has revived questions about how the…
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Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears…
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
by Laurie CHEN Agence France Presse Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space,…
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