For decades, India and China have fiercely contested the Line of Actual Control, a loose demarcation that separates Chinese and Indian-held territories.
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Under China’s ‘zero COVID,’ uncertainty reigns and unsettles
Over 26 million people in Shanghai were confined for two months in one of the country’s strictest and most visible lockdowns.
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In major shift, China eases up on zero-COVID policy
The accelerated pace reflects pressure on President Xi Jinping to chart a path out of the crisis and quell public discontent.
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China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests
But many of the rules that brought people into the streets of Shanghai, Beijing and at least six other cities remain in force.
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Jiang Zemin, who guided China’s economic rise, dies at 96
He led the ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen Square massacre and was China’s president for 10 years.
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Russian, Chinese bombers fly joint patrols over Pacific
The exercise follows a series of joint drills intended to showcase a growing military cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the United States.
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China eases some COVID rules after widespread protests, demands for president to resign
Chinese authorities have eased some anti-virus rules but affirmed their severe ‘zero COVID’ strategy after protesters demanded President Xi Jinping resign in the biggest show of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades
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Protesting workers beaten at Chinese iPhone factory
Videos online showed thousands of people in masks facing rows of police in white protective suits with plastic riot shields.
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With the U.S. out of Afghanistan, China comes calling
In April, China spearheaded the Tunxi Initiative, which corralled Afghanistan’s neighbors and Russia to support reconstruction and economic assistance in the war-torn country.
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China, U.S. to resume talks on climate, global financial stability
However, in a one-on-one meeting with President Xi Jinping, President Biden has objected to what the White House says is China’s ‘coercive and increasingly aggressive actions’ toward Taiwan.