London council rejects application to relocate Chinese embassy to site near Tower of London (SCMP)
2022-12-02

Canada summons Chinese ambassador over rogue police stations (SCMP)
2022-12-02

Xi calls for long-term, strategic perspective in China-EU relations (GT)
2022-12-01

Xi holds talks with Lao president (Xinhua)
2022-12-01

South China Sea: Philippines needs to ‘fight’ for oil and gas deposits even without Beijing deal, Marcos says (SCMP)
2022-12-01

Chinese premier meets Kazakh PM, calls for enhanced cooperation (Xinhua)
2022-11-30

Chinese envoy calls for preservation of Syria's sovereignty, territorial integrity (Xinhua)
2022-11-30

Is China ready to take a front seat to help resolve conflicts in the Horn of Africa? (SCMP)
2022-11-27

Chinese FM meets Russian ambassador to China (Xinhua)
2022-11-27

Xi holds talks with Cuban president (Xinhua)
2022-11-25

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Jiang Zemin's remains transferred to Beijing (GT)
2022-12-01

Chinese cities report fewer HIV/AIDS cases amid supportive policies, education (GT)
2022-12-01

Nanjing Massacre museum adds new collection as evidence of 'comfort women' and germ experiments on human beings by Japanese army (GT)
2022-12-01

China’s top Covid-19 official Sun Chunlan signals new phase of controls (SCMP)
2022-12-01

Political and legal organ of CPC vows crackdown on criminal acts disturbing social order and infiltration by hostile forces (GT)
2022-11-30

Six taikonauts of two missions in historic gathering in China Space Station, give country the largest population in space (GT)
2022-11-30

China has 191m underage net users, penetration rate reaches 96.8% (GT)
2022-11-30

Chinese officials call on the elderly to get vaccinated, reiterating high-risk of severe disease (GT)
2022-11-29

China delays civil servant exam, college English test as daily COVID infections surpass 40,000 (GT)
2022-11-28

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Beijing optimizes nucleic acid testing rules (Xinhua)
2022-11-30

Universities sending students home early (China Daily)
2022-11-30

Experts to engage in heated exchanges over solutions to intl security issues in expert videoconference of Beijing Xiangshan Forum (GT)
2022-11-28

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Tourist attractions suspended amid COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai (GT)
2022-11-29

Financial opening-up seen brightening Shanghai's image (China Daily)
2022-11-29

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Businesses in Guangzhou actively prepare to resume work amid optimized anti-COVID efforts (GT)
2022-11-30

Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home (GT)
2022-11-30

South China's Guangzhou to host int'l finance forum (Xinhua)
2022-11-29

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Heavy snowstorm kills 7 road workers in Altay (China Daily)
2022-11-30

Urumqi to further subsidize low- and non-income groups, instruct channels to appeal for wrong health codes (GT)
2022-11-30

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Why some legal experts question need for outright Hong Kong ban on foreign lawyers taking part in national security cases (SCMP)
2022-12-02

2 former Cathay Pacific flight attendants jailed for 8 weeks for breaching Hong Kong’s Covid quarantine rules (SCMP)
2022-12-01

Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong court postpones case to December 13 amid coming legal interpretation by Beijing (SCMP)
2022-12-01

Hong Kong protests: security minister warns recent local demonstrations against Beijing over Xinjiang fire show early signs of ‘colour revolution’ (SCMP)
2022-11-30

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Macao's hotel guest number rises 11.3 pct year on year in October (Xinhua)
2022-11-30

Macau’s incumbent operators win as Malaysian tycoon fails to make the cut for city’s 6 casino licences (SCMP)
2022-11-26

Macao's unemployment rate drops to 3.9 pct in August-October (China Daily)
2022-11-25

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Taiwan’s post-coronavirus tourism target unrealistic as global travel sputters back to life (SCMP)
2022-12-01

Taiwan and US working on ‘solutions’ to reported delays in arms shipments to the island (SCMP)
2022-11-30

With China a mutual concern, investment accelerates between Australia and Taiwan (SCMP)
2022-11-30

Taiwan elections: could rising KMT star Wayne Chiang be a presidential contender? (SCMP)
2022-11-28

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China’s road to economic recovery ‘slow, costly and bumpy’ despite new phase of Covid controls (SCMP)
2022-12-02

China to conduct 5th national economic census in 2023 (Xinhua)
2022-12-01

China’s factory activity shrinks in November as coronavirus curbs take ‘toll on the economy’ (SCMP)
2022-12-01

China to Fully Reopen by Mid-2023, Top UBS Economist Predicts (Caixin)
2022-12-01
China is expected to fully lift its Covid restrictions in the third quarter of 2023, leading to a dramatic economic rebound, said Hu Yifan, regional chief investment officer and chief China economist at UBS Global Wealth Management. The estimate echoes a forecast by Bloomberg economists, who said they expect a full reopening by mid-2023. A survey by Bloomberg News earlier this month showed that most economists see reopening starting in the second quarter of 2023 after China’s annual top political meetings. The Chinese government has given no public indication on the timing of an exit from the current “zero-Covid” pandemic control policy, although some municipal governments recently eased controls. Hu projected a major adjustment in China’s pandemic prevention and controls during the annual meetings known as the “Two Sessions,” usually held in March. By the third quarter, China’s economy will be fully reopened with no lockdowns, and global travelers will be allowed to enter the country freely, Hu said Wednesday at an online media briefing. However, there are still some pressures and challenges to reopening, mainly in consumption and production, Hu said. She projected that China’s gross domestic product will expand about 5% in 2023, compared with 3% in 2022. China’s economy will be supported by infrastructure investment and high-tech investment in sectors such as semiconductors, new materials, and high-end equipment manufacturing and artificial intelligence, as well as by consumer spending, Hu said. Infrastructure investment is expected to exceed 1 trillion yuan ($140 billion) next year. Manufacturing investment is expected to increase 5%–7%; consumption to grow by 5%; and real estate investment to decline 5%, Hu said. The background: Recently the Chinese government has been trying to reduce the impact of its pandemic control policies on people. China’s cabinet and the National Health Commission issued 20 new guidelines earlier this month aimed at “optimizing” its Covid response, discouraging unnecessary and arbitrary mass testing.

Nation accelerates infrastructure construction (GT)
2022-11-29

C919 wins production certificate from CAAC, a milestone for mass production (GT)
2022-11-29

China property: will mortgage rates at 13-year low help Beijing attract buyers back to stagnant market? (SCMP)
2022-11-28

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North Korea: will family violence continue plaguing Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae and nephew Han-sol? (SCMP)
2022-12-02

South Korea’s Yoon warns of military build-up if China doesn’t keep North Korea in check (SCMP)
2022-11-29

To North Korea, from China: put fresh focus on regional peace (SCMP)
2022-11-27

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Xi holds talks with Mongolian president (Xinhua)
2022-11-29

Mongolia and Japan Agree to Upgrade Bilateral Ties (Montsame)
2022-11-29

Willingness Expressed to Boost Trade and Investment Cooperation with U.S. (Montsame)
2022-11-29

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