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Tesla Reduces China's Shanghai Output in Latest Sign of Sluggish Demand (TSLA)
Tesla Inc. plans to lower production at its Shanghai factory, according to people familiar with the matter, in the latest sign demand in China isn’t meeting expectations. The company’s shares fell in early trading.
Protesters near White House demand 'Free China!'
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 200 protesters lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday in a show of support for demonstrations in China calling for an end to severe anti-virus controls and for political change.
China's BYD to start selling EVs in Japan by early 2023
BYD Co's Japanese division said on Monday it would start selling its first battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the country early next year, as the world's largest EV maker further steps up its plan to either sell or make its cars available across major markets.
Canada to send more warships through Taiwan Strait in signal to China
Foreign minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa will play bigger defence role in Indo-Pacific
China Covid News: Students Protest Over Wuhan University’s Virus Restrictions
Students in China have held a peaceful protest over a university’s Covid Zero rules, a sign of the simmering discontent with the nation’s zero-tolerance approach to the coronavirus.
Is Xi Jinping’s trip to Saudi Arabia another step in SCO’s expansion?
Riyadh is interested in becoming an observer and Tehran is on its way to becoming a member of the China-led group.
China services activity shrinks to 6-month lows - Caixin PMI
China's services activity shrank to six-month lows in November as widening COVID containment measures weighed on demand and operations, a private-sector business survey showed on Monday, pointing to a further hit to economic growth.
‘I can’t get work’: Covid knocks back China’s efforts to close wage gap
China’s sluggish economy and strict zero-Covid policy have hit low-income earners hard, leaving them vulnerable to slipping back into poverty while undermining Beijing’s pledge to reduce income inequality.
China’s service activity shrinks to 6-month low as Covid takes ‘heavy toll’
China’s Caixin services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 46.7 in November from 48.4 in October, data released on Monday showed.
UK parliament defence chair says to look at more military help for Taiwan
The chair of the British parliament's defence select committee said there is "much to explore" in boosting military help for Taiwan and that he had discussed the island's submarine programme while visiting Taipei last week.
China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia
Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East
China Carmakers Are Ordering Their Own Ships to Get Export Ready
Two of China’s biggest automakers are so determined to ensure their cars make it from factories on the mainland to anyone who wants to drive them they’ve bought their own ships.
3 members of Hong Kong June 4 vigil group to face trial without jury
Chow Hang-tung, Albert Ho and Lee Cheuk-yan have been charged with subversion of state power, and pleaded not guilty.
How Covid-19 lockdowns in Xinjiang trapped millions for months on end
Most of Xinjiang’s 25 million residents, along with many tourists and migrant workers, found themselves subjected to partial lockdowns in recent months that aimed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country’s ambitious space program, state TV reported.
China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations. The National Health Commission said one death was reported each in the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan.
China Will Pause Markets in Tribute to Jiang on Memorial Day
China’s financial markets will come to a standstill for three minutes on Tuesday as the nation commemorates former leader Jiang Zemin.
The Chinese Dream, Denied
The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.
A more pragmatic Xi Jinping launches a global charm offensive for China
HIs newly personable approach with world leaders is a departure from a combative style in recent years. But it's being challenged at home by pandemic protests.
Xi Jinping signalled to EU chief China may adopt more openness in Covid response - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
China’s President Xi Jinping suggested in talks with EU chief Charles Michel that the spread of the less lethal Omicron strain of Covid-19 may allow Beijing to ease lockdown rules, European officials said Friday. Michel met the Chinese leader in Beijing on Thursday. According to an account of the meeting from a senior European official, Xi told Michel that Chinese […]
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Disgraced spiritual master dies in custody
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Dirty needles caused five cases of HIV infection
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