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China is a key purchaser of Russian oil and gas, providing Moscow with an economic lifeline in the face of punishing Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
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A Hong Kong judge on Friday denied a government request to ban a popular protest song in a landmark decision after Google had resisted official pressure to alter internet search results for the city's anthem.
China: Foreign Minister Qin Gang relieved of his duties
In office since the end of December 2022, Mr Qin has not been seen since 25 June after a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Beijing
Euroviews. The EU and China have to forge a more resilient relationship — now
The polycrisis engulfing the world today reveals a broken multilateralism that beckons both Brussels and Beijing to have the will to embark on a journey towards change, Lucie Qian Xia writes.
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Euroviews. Could the COVID pandemic have been avoided if China were a democracy?
Not only could China have potentially prevented the global coronavirus pandemic — its authoritarian regime is now also impeding our ability to learn from it, thereby increasing the risk of future pandemics, Oliver St. John writes.
Euroviews. Europe should avoid past pitfalls when dealing with China
Beijing has deployed a variety of tactics in the past to undermine EU unity on China. These red flags should compel EU leaders to approach it with a healthy dose of realism while minding past lessons from dealing with the East, especially Russia, Soňa Muzikárová writes.
China's development plan for Central Asia as summit concludes
China's president has presented a plan which would increase its influence in Central Asia as the summit with five former Soviet states concludes.
Is China ready to replace Russian influence in Central Asia?
The focus of the upcoming China-Central Asia Summit summit in Xi'an is the promotion of Beijing's 'Belt and Road Initiative'. But according to analysts, the summit is less about the transit of goods and more about Russia's loss of influence in the region and whether China is ready to take over.
China's Foreign Minister in Europe to mediate in Russia's Ukraine war
China's foreign minister Qin Gang visits Europe to meet his counterparts as his country seeks to act as mediators in Russia's war in Ukraine.
Where does China stand on the Ukraine war?
Peace, money or friendship - what does China want out of the conflict in Ukraine?
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.