China

2022 - 11 - 28

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China Covid: Protests continue in major cities across the country (BBC News)

Demonstrators gathered in the capital Beijing and the financial hub Shanghai, as well as Wuhan.

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Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China (The Guardian)

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping's strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party.

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Stocks, oil skid as China's COVID protests roil sentiment (Reuters)

Stocks and oil weakened on Monday as rare protests in major Chinese cities against the country's strict zero-COVID policy raised worries about management of ...

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China's zero-Covid protests create a rare nationwide coalition of ... (Financial Times)

Every day, somewhere in China, there is a local protest going on. The country sees hundreds of strikes a year, from staff protesting over unpaid wages to ...

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China markets tank as protests erupt over Covid lockdowns (CNN)

China's major stock indices and its currency have opened sharply lower Monday, as widespread protests against the country's stringent Covid-19 restrictions ...

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China's COVID protestors, censors play cat-and-mouse game online (Aljazeera.com)

Chinese censors are scrambling to scrub references to protest codewords and demonstration hotspots like Xinjiang.

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European markets head for lower open as Covid protests in China ... (CNBC)

European markets are heading for a lower open on Monday as investors keep a close eye on unrest in China as the public demonstrates against Covid lockdowns.

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Rare protests are spreading across China. Here's what you need to ... (CNN)

From Shanghai to Beijing, protests have erupted across China in a rare show of dissent against the ruling Communist Party sparked by anger over the ...

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China's protests: Blank paper becomes the symbol of rare ... (BBC News)

Similarly, in the capital Beijing, protesters came armed with scraps of paper to a demonstration at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, once attended by ...

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China's Xinjiang eases some Covid curbs after protests (RTE.ie)

China's western Xinjiang region has eased some Covid-19 restrictions in its capital Urumqi, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked ...

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Covid-19 cases in China hit new record high after weekend of protests (The Irish Times)

Police in Shanghai make arrests after clashes with protesters as BBC journalist detained and beaten in 'worrying' incident.

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China Covid protests: Fury and fear of virus puts Xi Jinping in a bind (BBC News)

For three years the patience of one billion Chinese was stretched with lockdowns - now it's snapped.

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Dollar gains, yuan slides as China's Covid unrest spooks markets (CNBC)

The dollar climbed on Monday as protests against Covid restrictions in China rattled financial markets, sending the yuan sliding.

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What you need to know about China's covid protests (The Washington Post)

A deadly fire provoked the weekend demonstrations across the country, but protesters' grievances about the country's covid policy run deep.

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Xi Jinping's 'myth of infallibility' tested as zero-Covid protests rattle ... (Financial Times)

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Chinese politics & policy news every morning. In 2011, Xi Jinping, China's then vice- ...

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China protests could usher in 'more authoritarian' Xi era, analyst says (CNBC)

The eruption over the weekend of mass protests in China could mark the start of a "more authoritarian" era in President Xi Jinping's premiership.

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Zero-Covid protests are spreading across China โ€“ but a violent ... (The Guardian)

From Xinjiang to Shanghai and Beijing, protests are creating a rare sense of unity that Xi Jinping cannot afford to allow, says James McMurray of the ...

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Xi in a quandary as lockdown protests hit China (The Irish Times)

In 2011, Xi Jinping, China's then vice-president, told his US counterpart, Joe Biden, that the โ€œArab Springโ€ roiling North Africa and the Middle East ...

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Protests at China lockdowns spread, with supply chains looking ... (theloadstar.com)

A fire which killed 10 people in Urumqi, capital of the western Xinjiang region, appears to have triggered the widespread unrest, and strong-arm reprisals from ...

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China protests send global stocks lower as strategists see Covid ... (CNBC)

Almost three years of lockdown measures have dragged down the Chinese economy and pushed youth unemployment to nearly 20%. UBS strategists noted that a ...

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Wall Street ends down sharply, hit by Apple and China worries (Reuters)

Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after protests in major Chinese cities against strict COVID-19 policies sparked concerns about ...

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Chinese Unrest Over Lockdown Upends Global Economic Outlook (The New York Times)

Growing protests in the world's biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation.

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Rishi Sunak: Golden era of UK-China relations is over (BBC News)

The British prime minister says the UK needs to show "robust pragmatism" towards global competitors.

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Rishi Sunak signals determination for UK to engage with China (Financial Times)

Prime minister says era of golden relations is over, but stops short of describing Beijing as a threat.

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China's Covid lockdown protests: complete guide in videos, maps ... (The Guardian)

China has maintained a stringent approach to Covid, even as restrictions in other countries have eased. Government stringency index, based on nine indicators ...

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U.S. criticizes China's zero Covid strategy, says Beijing needs to ... (CNBC)

Top U.S. health officials said China's zero Covid strategy is not an effective way to control the virus, and Beijing should focus on vaccinating the elderly ...

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China protests: Authorities fight losing battle against zero-Covid (BBC News)

The country was the first to introduce lockdowns in Wuhan city, the place the virus emerged, nearly three years ago. A lockdown of the entire province of Hubei ...

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