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The Latest Breaking News from China

About 373 million people in 45 cities across China have come under some form of lockdown due to a surge in coronavirus cases, according to estimates by a Nomura International analysts in Hong Kong.

Bangkok Post

China Likely to Offer Further Aid to Logistics Sector, Vice Finance Minister Says

Liao Min says he expects more supportive policies to be announced to aid in recovery of the Covid-hit industry

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: China Slashes Quarantines for Travelers in Covid Control Trial

International arrivals will face 10 days of isolation instead of 14 in four-week test involving Shanghai, Guangzhou and six other cities

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Omicron-specific Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID vaccine candidates cleared for clinical trial

COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by a Sinopharm subsidiary and Sinovac Biotech to target the Omicron variant were approved for clinical trials in Hong Kong, the companies said on Saturday.

Reuters

China’s surge proves the folly of trying to achieve ‘zero-COVID-19′

From the outset, mystery has shrouded the COVID-19 pandemic in China. The origin of the virus remains unknown, important Chinese journalists and key scientists have been muted, and case and death totals reported by China’s government have been unbelievably low — the United States and most of Western Europe have…

Chicago Tribune

US Lawmakers Affirm Japan Alliance Eyeing China, North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting US lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance on Saturday, amid heightened global tensions spanning the war in Ukraine to threats from neighboring China and North Korea. In a meeting over breakfast, the delegation, led by Sen.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan says China's threats will only increase support for island

China's military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies, the foreign ministry said after China conducted drills nearby as U.S. lawmakers visited Taipei.

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US lawmakers affirm Japan alliance eyeing China, North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers have reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance, amid heightened global tensions spanning the war in Ukraine to threats from neighboring China and North Korea

The Independent UK

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID cases rise

Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened controls as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Reuters

Chinese astronauts return after six months in space

Three Chinese astronauts landed in northern China on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending the country's longest crewed space mission to date.

Bangkok Post

Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after six months aboard China’s newest space station in the longest crewed mission to date for its ambitious space program

The Independent UK

Chinese astronauts land on Earth after China's longest crewed space mission

Three Chinese astronauts returned to earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, state television reported, completing the country's longest crewed space mission to date.

Reuters

Shanghai is China's richest city. But even billionaires and celebrities aren't safe from its extreme lockdown

As Shanghai enters its fourth week of lockdown, Chinese elites are finding themselves trapped by extreme COVID measures in a city where the welfare of lower-income residents remains unknown.

ABC News

Xi’an in Partial Lockdown to Fight Covid Flare-Up

Semiconductor manufacturing hub in northwestern China tells its 13 million people to stay home from Saturday to Tuesday

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Al Jazeera

China holds military exercises as US legislators visit Taiwan

Amid ongoing tensions with Washington, Beijing criticises US legislators’ visit to Taipei as ‘deliberately provocative’.

The Hindu

If harmed, India will not spare anyone, says Rajnath Singh in strong message to China

The Defence Minister addressed the Indian-American community in San Francisco

Newsroom.co.nz

Covid hurdles the biggest barrier to PM's first trip

The PM heads to Singapore and Japan next week. Leaving home after two years will almost be as significant as where she flies to, writes Jo Moir.

Motor1

Crazy Crash In China Sees Car Land Neatly Into A Parking Space

The other cars got more than a dinged door, though.

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Reuters

China's Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up

The northwestern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a partial lockdown to reduce its 13 million residents' movement, after reporting dozens of COVID-19 infections this month, as China fights a record wave of cases.

The Independent UK

Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine

A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was supposed to sap billions of dollars from Vladimir Putin’s war machine

The Independent UK

Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine

A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was supposed to sap billions of dollars from Vladimir Putin’s war machine

The Times of India

Explained: What India is doing to help Sri Lanka in crisis

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka is in the midst of an unprecedented economic crisis which is slowly but surely snowballing into a political crisis that threatens to dislodge the Rajapaksa brothers.

InsideEVs

Tesla's Giga Shanghai May Restart Production April 18

Tesla was forced to shut down its Gigafactory in Shanghai on March 28. The freeze was recently extended, but sources confirm the goal is to reopen next week.

Benzinga

Me-ow! Pet Community Operator Boqii Faces Delisting Due to Shriveling Valuation

Key Takeaways: Boqii could face delisting from the NYSE after its market valuation fell out of compliance with NYSE rules Company could delist through a management-led buyout and is likely to disappear from the NYSE main board within the next year By Doug Young Call it the incredible shrinking pet.

France 24

'We are on our way to death': In Saudi Arabia, four Uighurs risk extradition to China

Several NGOs have accused Saudi Arabia of having arbitrarily arrested four Uighurs and of trying to extradite them to China, where their fate is extremely uncertain. The detainees include two men who had travelled to the country to make a pilgrimage to Mecca in November 2020, as well as a…

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