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For the first time since the 1960s, China’s population is shrinking
“WE ARE THE last generation.” As news, released on January 17th, that the country’s population had fallen last year for the first time in decades swept Chinese social media, some commenters used these doom-laden words.…
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What are longevity noodles, a ‘lucky’ dish eaten during the Lunar New Year?
The Lunar New Year is here. In China, it’s time for festivities, food, and wishful thinking. In a country that is said to have suffered the “worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world”, who wouldn’t wish for some luck?…
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Australia’s lobster exporters hopeful after China envoy visit
“The new progress in Australia-China relations is encouraging. It is expected that the relationship between the two countries will continue to develop and pave the way for Geraldton to provide more high-quality products to Chinese customers,” a social …
Nine in 10 People in China Province Infected With COVID, Official Says
Nearly 90 percent of residents in China’s third most populous province have already contracted COVID-19, a senior health official said Monday, in the latest description of how the virus ripped through the world’s largest population in mere weeks.
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China welcomes first batch of int’l travellers after scrapping quarantine norms
For the first time in three years, China on Sunday opened its borders and welcomed international travellers and returning residents without the need for them to go under quarantine, even as infections continue to surge after Beijing scrapped its strin…
Why China’s economic recovery will be uneven and painful in 2023
Three weeks after Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, tried to reinvigorate China’s stalled economy by abruptly abandoning his stringent pandemic restrictions, he struck an upbeat note in his annual New Year’s Eve address.…
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Why China’s economy faces a difficult road to recovery
GUANGZHOU – Three weeks after Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, tried to reinvigorate China’s stalled economy by abruptly abandoning his stringent pandemic restrictions, he struck an upbeat note in his annual New Year’s Eve address.…
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks rally as investors turn bullish on reopening shift
Shares of Chinese companies listed in the U.S. jumped Monday after China loosened more Covid restrictions to accelerate the reopening of the economy.
The index holds 65 companies whose common stocks are publicly traded in the U.S. The majority of thei…
Overseas Chinese nationals step up protests, call for ‘free China’ and Xi to step down
Toronto/Hong Kong: From Sydney to Toronto, mainland Chinese have stepped up protests this week, with demands to end the world’s most stringent COVID-19 restrictions evolving into calls to “free China” and for President Xi Jinping to step down.…
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Chinese City Eases Lockdowns After Nights of Protests Against COVID Rules
A megacity in southern China announced a reversal of snap lockdowns across multiple districts on Wednesday following nights of riots over restrictive COVID-19 policies.
In Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, districts including Haizhu, Baiyun, Fa…