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4 protesters against China's Covid policy released on bail
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4 protesters against China’s Covid policy released on bail

TAIPEI: Officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus…

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Li Qiang replaces Li Keqiang as China's no 2 but with or without power?
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Li Qiang replaces Li Keqiang as China’s no 2 but with or without power?

BEIJING: Xi Jinping‘s close associate Li Qiang has become the new Chinese Premier, but the question is whether he will wield any influence at all…

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China's 'zero Covid' response 'completely right', highly effective: China's new Premier Li Qiang
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China’s ‘zero Covid’ response ‘completely right’, highly effective: China’s new Premier Li Qiang

BEIJING: China’s new Premier Li Qiang on Monday strongly defended the much-hated ‘zero Covid‘ strategy followed by the country for over three years which hurt…

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Covid: China's zero-Covid structures take on second lives
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Covid: China’s zero-Covid structures take on second lives

BEIJING: With China’s dropping of its “zero-Covid” policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries, information points or even housing.Since Beijing…

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