Links for Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Notable China news from around the world

Hong Kong has pretty much nixed all COVID curbs
Hong Kong scraps COVID-19 entry restrictions in latest reopening move / WSJ (paywall)
โ€œHong Kong is ending some of its last pandemic restrictions on people arriving in the city, in a further rolling back of virus controls as China rapidly unwinds its zero-COVID policy.โ€
Hong Kong scraps arrival curbs, tracing app in COVID shift / Bloomberg (paywall)

Afghanistan is getting more dangerous for Chinese citizens
China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack / AP
Five Chinese nationals were wounded in Kabul hotel attack – Chinese foreign ministry / Reuters

China challenges U.S. chip curbs at the WTO
China hits back at U.S. chip sanctions with WTO dispute / FT (paywall)

Beijing looked for reopening advice a little too late
China sought reopening advice from Hong Kong before zero-COVID protests / FT (paywall)