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  COVID-19 China update: Beijing threatens response to unacceptable coronavirus measures

  World | January 04, 2023 8:45 IST

  COVID-19 China updates: China has had some of the toughest entry requirements for people arriving from abroad. It is about to drop a mandatory five-day quarantine for all arrivals but will still require a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of the flight.

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  Beijing blasts testing requirements imposed on Chinese travellers amid fresh Covid cases

  World | January 03, 2023 17:20 IST

  China, which for most of the pandemic adopted a 'zero-Covid' strategy that imposed harsh restrictions aimed at stamping out the virus, abruptly eased those measures in December.

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  COVID-19 update: China to resume issuing visas, passports as coronavirus curbs ease | DEETS

  India | December 28, 2022 14:57 IST

  China COVID-19 update: China stopped issuing visas to foreigners and passports to its own people at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The agency said it will take applications for ordinary visas and residence permits.

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  All hypotheses on Covid origin remain on table, will continue to call China to share data: WHO

  World | December 22, 2022 6:13 IST

  China Covid Blast: We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies we have requested, and which we continue to request. As I have said many times before, all hypotheses about the origins of Covid19 pandemic remain on the table, WHO Director said.

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  COVID-19: Chinese with mild cases urged to work as coronavirus restrictions ease

  World | December 21, 2022 9:26 IST

  China covid cases: The city of Guiyang in southern Guizhou province proposed that infected people with little or no symptoms go to work in a range of sectors, including government offices, state-owned companies, medical, health and emergency workers and those in express delivery and supermarkets.

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  Centre to review Covid situation as cases rise in China, Japan, South Korea and US

  India | December 21, 2022 7:33 IST

  China Covid outbreak: In a letter to states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said such an exercise will enable timely detection of newer variants, if any, circulating in the country and will facilitate undertaking of requisite public health measures.

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  COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after coronavirus pandemic rules eased | KNOW DETAILS

  World | December 18, 2022 7:17 IST

  COVID-19 Beijing deaths: Deaths linked to the coronavirus are appearing in Beijing after weeks of China reporting no fatalities, even as the country is seeing a surge of cases.

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  China blasts US report, reiterates 'no 1st use' nuke policy

  World | December 06, 2022 20:58 IST

  The Pentagon last week released an annual China security report that warned Beijing would likely have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035, and that it has provided no clarity on how it plans to use them.

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  Amnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Beijing

  World | December 06, 2022 8:59 IST

  Amnesty is among organizations that support human rights activists and journalists targeted by state actors for surveillance.

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  Jiang Zemin, ex-Chinese President who led Communist Party after 1989 crackdown, dies at 96

  World | December 17, 2022 12:41 IST

  Jiang Zemin death: Jiang died of leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai, where he was a former mayor and Communist Party secretary.

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  China warns United States not to interfere in its relationship with India: Pentagon

  India | November 30, 2022 10:20 IST

  Beginning in May 2020, Chinese and Indian forces faced off in clashes with rocks, batons, and clubs wrapped in barbed wire at multiple locations along the LAC. The resulting standoff triggered the buildup of forces on both sides of the border.

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  Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centres

  World | November 25, 2022 19:50 IST

  Improvised quarantine centres and field hospitals hastily thrown up in gymnasiums, exhibition centres and other large, open indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and lights that stay on 24 hours.

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  COVID-19: Beijing under semi-lockdown as new cases hit China

  World | November 19, 2022 16:11 IST

  COVID cases in Beijing: The district government of Chaoyang also advised residents not to leave the area unless necessary, and if they do, they must provide negative nucleic acid test results taken within 48 hours, official media here reported on Saturday.

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  China successfully launches second lab module for its space station

  World | December 16, 2022 11:52 IST

  About 10 minutes into the launch, an official of the China Manned Space Agency announced that the mission was successful and the spacecraft reached its intended orbit.

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  China to confirm Xi Jinping's 3rd term as president in power on October 23

  World | October 22, 2022 13:23 IST

  China President news: The Central Committee, a powerful body comprising top leaders, will meet on Sunday to elect the Political Bureau which will elect the powerful Standing Committee of about seven members.

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  China commences final session of ruling Communist Party Congress

  World | October 22, 2022 7:50 IST

  Communist Party Congress: Police were stationed along major roads, with bright red-clad neighborhood watch workers at regular intervals in between, to keep an eye out for any potential disruptions.

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  Xi Jinping appears in public first time after returning from SCO summit amid 'house arrest' rumours

  World | December 16, 2022 12:52 IST

  Xi on Tuesday visited an exhibition on the great achievements of the Communist Party of China and the country over the past decade, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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  India issues advisory for students planning to study in China

  India | September 11, 2022 9:46 IST

  "Embassy of India in Beijing has been receiving several queries from prospective Indian students and their parents with respect to seeking admission for undergraduate clinical medicine programme in China," the embassy said in a statement on Sept 8.

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  Indian, Chinese troops disengage in Gogra-Hot Springs PP-15 area, says joint statement

  India | September 08, 2022 18:36 IST

  India-China border row: Today, as per consensus reached in 16th round of India China Corps Commander Level Meeting, Indian & Chinese troops in area of Gogra-Hotsprings (PP-15) have begun to disengage in a coordinated & planned way, Defence Ministry said.

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  COVID-19: China locks down megacity Chengdu of 21-million people due to cases outbreak

  World | September 02, 2022 8:52 IST

  COVID-19: This comes after Chinese health authorities reported that 492 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the province from Monday to Wednesday.