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Weak Economy, COVID Rampage Likely Shrank China's Population Again In 2023
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed.
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China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
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China Unlikely To Impose Lockdown Despite COVID-19 Surge: Report
In December, China abruptly abandoned its "Zero Covid" policies amid a surge of infections and rising public anger against lockdowns.
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China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.
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Xi Jinping Concerned Over Covid Spike In China's Rural Areas: Report
Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.
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Satellite Pics Show Crowds At China Crematoriums Amid Covid Spike: Report
Satellite images of a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, amid the Covid surge across the country after Beijing lifted severe pandemic restrictions, reported The Washington Post.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to "significantly impact" the situation in Europe.
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89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official
Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
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China Ends Quarantine For Overseas Travellers
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
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China Ends Quarantine For Overseas Travellers
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
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2 Billion People To Travel In China's "Great Migration" Over Next 40 Days
China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40 day period of Lunar New Year travel known prepandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people
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China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation
The Chinese protesters who demonstrated against the zero-Covid policy were subjected to intense surveillance measures and aggressive interrogations in police custody, reported Cate Cadell and Christian Shepherd in The Washington Post.
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Taiwan Offers China Help Again To Tackle COVID-19 Surge
Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.
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China Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering criticism that it hasn't provided enough information about the Covid surge within its borders.
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Weak Economy, COVID Rampage Likely Shrank China's Population Again In 2023
China's population likely dropped for a second consecutive year in 2023 due to a surge in COVID-related deaths after the country abruptly ended strict lockdowns, while weak confidence in the economy's prospects keeps birth rates depressed.
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China Witnesses Over 40% Rise In Covid Positive Test Rates In May
China witnessed a more than fivefold surge in the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 at hospitals across the country since April.
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China Unlikely To Impose Lockdown Despite COVID-19 Surge: Report
In December, China abruptly abandoned its "Zero Covid" policies amid a surge of infections and rising public anger against lockdowns.
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China Covid Surge Has 'Basically' Ended, But Not Completely Over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 variant since Jan. 8.
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Xi Jinping Concerned Over Covid Spike In China's Rural Areas: Report
Xi Jinping has said he is "concerned" about the virus situation in the Chinese countryside, state media reported, as millions of people head to rural hometowns ahead of upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.
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Satellite Pics Show Crowds At China Crematoriums Amid Covid Spike: Report
Satellite images of a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, amid the Covid surge across the country after Beijing lifted severe pandemic restrictions, reported The Washington Post.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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China Covid Cases Not Expected To "Significantly Impact" Europe: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in China to "significantly impact" the situation in Europe.
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89% Infected With Covid In China's Third Most-Populous Province: Official
Almost 90 percent of people in China's third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases.
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China Ends Quarantine For Overseas Travellers
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
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China Ends Quarantine For Overseas Travellers
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
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2 Billion People To Travel In China's "Great Migration" Over Next 40 Days
China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40 day period of Lunar New Year travel known prepandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people
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China Subjected Covid Protesters To Intense Surveillance, Interrogation
The Chinese protesters who demonstrated against the zero-Covid policy were subjected to intense surveillance measures and aggressive interrogations in police custody, reported Cate Cadell and Christian Shepherd in The Washington Post.
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Taiwan Offers China Help Again To Tackle COVID-19 Surge
Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.
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China Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering criticism that it hasn't provided enough information about the Covid surge within its borders.
