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China country profile - BBC News
Apr 8, 2011 · China is now a major overseas investor, and is pursuing an increasingly assertive foreign and defence policy far beyond East Asia.
China Covid: Record number of cases as virus surges nationwide
Nov 24, 2022 · China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. Several major cities including the capital Beijing ...
Xi Jinping announces third term in power and new top team - BBC …
Oct 23, 2022 · Prof Yang said Li's promotion shows a significant restructuring of power in Chinese politics - Xi retaining core control. A historic third term puts him firmly in charge amid an economic crisis ...
Security tightened in China after widespread Covid protests - BBC
Nov 28, 2022 · Large crowds took to the streets in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere at the weekend to protest against China's zero-Covid policy, which features mass testing and snap lockdowns. The demonstrations ...
Rescuers brave freezing temperatures as China quake kills more
Dec 19, 2023 · Temperatures have plunged to well below freezing across northern China, as a cold snap gripped many parts of the country. Shanxi, Hebei and Liaoning provinces have all been gripped by record low ...
China Covid: Millions back in lockdown as Beijing doubles down …
Dozens of cities across China, including Wuhan where the coronavirus was first recorded, have gone into lockdown - as the country pursues leader Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy.
China restarts drills as Pelosi vows Taiwan won't be isolated - BBC
Aug 5, 2022 · China's biggest-ever military drills around Taiwan have been taking place for a second day near the island. Several Chinese vessels and aircraft have crossed the median line for a second day ...
What China wants from Israel-Hamas war - BBC
Oct 31, 2023 · As the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies, an unlikely development has emerged - China playing the part of peace broker. But there are limits to what it can achieve.
China Covid: Quarantine bus crash kills 27 and injures 20 - BBC
Sep 18, 2022 · A bus transporting residents to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China has crashed, killing 27 of those on board. The coach overturned on a motorway in the south-western province of Guizhou ...