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May 18, 2022 at 6:29 am

China blasts US, Japan rhetoric ahead of Quad summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has criticized what he called negative moves by Washington and Tokyo against Beijing ahead of a meeting in Tokyo next...

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A woman shows a security guard proof for entry near the words “Peking University” at one of the entrance to the main campus of Peking University on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Beijing. Administrators at the elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students as part of Chinaâ€™s â€œzero-COVIDâ€ strategy after a weekend protest at the school, according to students Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) XHG110 XHG110

May 17, 2022 at 12:28 am

Students protest, discontent grows over China’s COVID policy VIEW

Administrators at an elite Beijing university have backed down from plans to further tighten pandemic restrictions on students after a weekend protest.

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May 9, 2022 at 11:26 pm

Shanghai re-tightens on COVID, frustrating trapped residents VIEW

The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than...

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May 6, 2022 at 2:40 am

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader VIEW

China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted...

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April 29, 2022 at 1:59 am

Political stakes high as Beijing responds to virus outbreak VIEW

Beijing is starting to resemble other Chinese cities grappling with the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus.

April 28, 2022 at 7:08 am

Survey: Americans increasingly see China as a threat

Americans are increasingly seeing China as a world superpower and a threat, though growing numbers see it more as a competitor than an enemy.

People wearing face masks stand in line for coronavirus tests at an office building in the Dongcheng district of Beijing, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Beijing will conduct mass testing of most of its 21 million people, authorities announced Monday, as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparked stockpiling of food by residents worried about the possibility of a Shanghai-style lockdown. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) XMAS111 XMAS111

April 25, 2022 at 11:44 pm

Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing VIEW

Police and new fencing are restricting who can leave a locked-down area in Beijing, where authorities are trying to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak.

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Residents and office workers wearing face masks line up for mass coronavirus testing outside a commercial office complex in Chaoyang district, Monday, April 25, 2022, in Beijing. Mass testing started Monday in the district, home to more than 3 million people in the Chinese capital, following a fresh COVID-19 outbreak. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) XAW109 XAW109

April 25, 2022 at 12:28 am

Most of Beijing to be tested for COVID amid lockdown worry VIEW

Beijing will test most of the city's 21 million people as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparks worries among residents of a Shanghai-style lockdown.

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April 5, 2022 at 10:37 pm

Shanghai to allow parents to stay with COVID-infected kids VIEW

Following a public uproar, Shanghai will allow at least some parents to stay with children infected with COVID-19.

April 3, 2022 at 11:51 pm

10,000 health workers sent to help control Shanghai outbreak VIEW

China has sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff.

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