Now playing Next China China races to make COVID drugs amid fears of holiday season spike China said last Saturday that nearly 60,000 people with COVID had died in hospitals between 8 December and 12 January. 19/01/2023
Now playing Next China China to permit international travel in January as COVID-19 cases soar The Chinese government claims it has the pandemic under control, and it is ready to allow its citizens to travel abroad while letting foreigners come in starting 8 January. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next China China opens 'fever consulting' centres as COVID cases soar After effectively revoking its zero-COVID policy, China is facing a pandemic surge that's becoming ever more difficult to monitor and control 25/12/2022
Now playing Next China China might be underreporting its COVID-related death toll — experts The Asian giant only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, practice health experts say is questionable now that we know how the illness works. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next China Beijing embraces 'life again' as COVID-19 lockdown is eased Following major protests last month, residents of the Chinese capital will no longer need to show negative COVID-19 tests to enter a variety of public spaces, including supermarkets, offices, the subway and the city’s international airport. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next China UK PM slams Beijing as tensions mount over journalist attack claims Accredited BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was arrested at a Covid-19 lockdown protest in Shanghai and detained for several hours. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next China China's Xi Jinping wins third term as leader of ruling Communist Party Xi, China’s most powerful leader in decades, has used the party congress to increase his dominance and promote allies in what many believe has turned into a rule for life. 23/10/2022
Now playing Next China Ex-leader removed from China party congress as Xi eyes more power Meanwhile, PM Li Keqiang and three other members of China's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee will not be reappointed in a leadership shuffle on Sunday. 22/10/2022
Now playing Next world news UK 'should expel' any Chinese diplomats involved in consulate violence Amateur footage of the protest appears to show a man on the ground inside the Chinese consulate being beaten. 20/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Attack on protestor at Chinese consulate in UK 'deeply concerning' Footage made public by domestic outlets showed a man was hauled through a gate into the consular grounds Sunday, where he was kicked and punched by five men as he lay on the ground. 17/10/2022
Now playing Next China China's Communist Party is holding its congress. Here's what to expect State media report that 2,296 representatives were “elected” to the congress. All candidates are carefully vetted, and no open campaigning is allowed. 15/10/2022
Now playing Next China Xi, Biden exchange warnings as Taiwan visit plans spark tensions The latest tensions between the world's two largest economies escalated around the US House speaker's plans to visit Taiwan, which the ruling Communist Party says has no right to conduct foreign relations. 29/07/2022
Now playing Next China Voter turnout plunges in Hong Kong under new election laws Turnout was just over 30%. It was over 50% in 2012 and 2016. 20/12/2021
Now playing Next China China passes law to counter foreign sanctions The countermeasures in the Chinese law include "denial of visas, entry or expulsion... and sealing up, seizing and freezing assets of persons or enterprises that adhere to foreign sanctions against Chinese enterprises or officials." 11/06/2021
Now playing Next China China allows couples 3 children to cope with ageing population Restrictions on the number of births were first introduced in 1980 but were eased in 2015 to allow couples to have two children. 31/05/2021
Now playing Next China China attacks H&M and other Western clothing brands over Xinjiang Beijing often attacks foreign clothing, auto, travel and other brands for actions by their governments or to pressure companies to conform to its official positions on Taiwan, Tibet and other sensitive issues. 25/03/2021
Now playing Next China China's annual congress: What's happened so far The weeklong meeting of the National People’s Congress, which rubber stamps policies approved by the Communist Party leadership, provides a window into government priorities. 08/03/2021
Now playing Next China Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law Jimmy Lai's arrest, coming days after the U.S. government announced sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials, shows China's determination to move forward with enforcement of the new security law despite outside pressure. 10/08/2020
Now playing Next China Hong Kong inaugurates Beijing's national security office it comes just a week after Beijing imposed a tough new law on the city that gives police sweeping powers to conduct searches without warrants and order internet service providers and platforms to remove messages. 08/07/2020
Now playing Next China EU 'deplores' China's adoption of national security law for Hong Kong The legislation is aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city's affairs. It follows months of anti-government protests that at times descended into violence in Hong Kong last year. 30/06/2020
