Covid restrictions

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20 January 2023
Massive crowds in Shanghai during CNY travel rush as Covid restrictions lift
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11 January 2023
China calls on countries to avoid 'political...
China's foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that "relevant countries" should...
Medical workers ride on a cargo bicycle, in Shanghai, China, 15 June 2022. Photo: EPA
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08 January 2023
Germany discourages non-essential travel to Covid...
Germany on Saturday discouraged non-essential trips to China, the world's most populous...
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08 December 2022
China announces nationwide loosening of Covid...
China has announced a nationwide loosening of its hardline Covid restrictions, which had...
Members of the local Chinese community hold placards at a vigil in support of the protests against Beijing's zero-Covid policy taking place across China, in Melbourne on November 28, 2022. Photo: AFP
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03 December 2022
China further relaxes Covid rules after protests
Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions Friday, loosening testing and...
A man is arrested while people gathering on a street in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where protests against China's zero-Covid policy took place the night before following a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
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02 December 2022
China police deploy high-tech tools to crush...
Chinese police have deployed sophisticated surveillance tools in a push to stamp out a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the meeting in expanded format of the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Council (SCO-HSC) Summit, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 16 September 2022. Photo: EPA
Business
16 October 2022
China's economy slows as Xi plans for...
As China's leaders gather for a crucial party congress, the country is expected on...