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TopicChina covid

Topic: china covid

UK house panel report says govt has ‘no strategy’ to tackle China’s growing threat to national security

British parliamentary committee's report also said China’s ambition of becoming a technological superpower 'greatest risk' to the UK and criticised govt for failing to think long-term.

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since 2020

The removal of this last cross-border control measure imposed to guard against Covid-19 comes after authorities last month declared victory over a recent surge in the virus.

China reports 60,000 Covid deaths since early Dec, study says toll might hit 1 million in 2023

5,503 have died in China from respiratory failure caused by Covid since Dec, 54,435 from other ailments along with Covid. A US institute projects 3rd of country will be infected by April.

China braces for Covid holiday surge as people leave megacities for hometowns

Authorities on Saturday said nearly 60,000 people with Covid had died in hospitals between 8 December & 12 January, a huge increase from previous figures.

China finally releases Covid data but citizens don’t believe it’s just 60,000 deaths

‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs.

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new Covid phase as borders open

China's top health officials and state media have repeatedly said Covid infections are peaking across the country and they are playing down the threat now posed by the disease.

Our take on demonetisation verdict, Ukrain-Russia conflict and China Covid—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

China kicks off annual 40 day migration tradition, under shadow of Covid

This Lunar New Year public holiday, which officially runs from 21 January, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions.

How French-Chinese film on human origins in East Asia tackled China’s zero Covid policy

A docu-fiction film, Peking Man: The Last Secret of Mankind produced by Chinese state-owned China Media Group and French company 10.7 Production, will be released next year.

UK brings in negative Covid-19 test requirement for travellers from China

The United Kingdom has joined a growing list of countries, including India, to introduce curbs on travellers from China amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.