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‘People want to live’: views from China on the Covid lockdown protests

Four people give their take on the protests against China’s zero-Covid policy

The Guardian - UK

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains

Beijing flooded streets with police and security personnel while tweaking COVID response after rare nationwide protests.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: Shanghai protests over zero-Covid policy spark clashes

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

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Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

The Guardian - AU

Chengdu to conduct mass COVID testing for five straight days

The Chinese city of Chengdu will conduct mass COVID-19 testing for its residents from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27, a government notice said late on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sony to Expand Chinese Game Incubator in Microsoft Head-to-Head

Sony Group Corp said on Tuesday it plans to expand a program to identify and incubate Chinese-made games, in a race with Microsoft Corp to tap China's gaming market. The program will invest more than 1 million yuan ($140,080) in each game it enrolls, and will not only fund small…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Table Tennis Championships | China thumps India in men’s pre-quarterfinals

CHENGDU (CHINA):

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China's Chengdu says to gradually return to normal after COVID lockdown

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will resume production and life "in an orderly manner" from Monday following more than two weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns and other strict curbs, local authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters

China's Chengdu to lift citywide COVID lockdown on Thursday

The Chinese city of Chengdu will on Thursday lift a full COVID-19 lockdown in all districts still facing curbs as a recent outbreak comes under control, local authorities said.

Reuters

Desperation grows in hard-hit Chengdu’s indefinite Covid lockdown

China’s city of 21 million has endured heatwaves, power cuts, quarantine and a deadly earthquake, while panic also simmers in a neighbouring province

The Guardian - US

Megacity Chengdu extends Covid lockdown

The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a week-long lockdown in most downtown areas after Covid-19 cases increased, underscoring the government’s commitment to eradicating the virus even as the economic and social costs climb.

Bangkok Post

Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery

Heavy rains are complicating earthquake recovery efforts in southwestern China, where the death toll from Monday's disaster has risen to 82

The Independent UK

China's Chengdu Extends Covid Lockdown

The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the majority of its 21 million residents to their homes. China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy, tamping down virus flare-ups through…

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The Guardian - AU

Chengdu, Chinese city of 21m, has Covid lockdown extended indefinitely

No date given for end of extended lockdown in city that is a crucial supplier of Apple products

Reuters

Millions in China's Chengdu thrown into extended COVID lockdown

The Chinese city of Chengdu extended a lockdown for a majority of its more than 21 million residents on Thursday to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 while millions more in other parts of China were told to shun travel in upcoming holidays.

ABC News

Locked-down Chengdu residents furious after being trapped in buildings and compounds during China earthquake

Residents of the Chinese city react angrily after security guards refused to allow them to leave buildings or compounds during an earthquake.

Daily Mirror

China earthquake: Powerful 6.8 magnitude shake hits country killing at least 21 people

Laura Luo, who lives in Chengdu, China, was on her way home when she saw people rushing out of their high-rise homes in panic after getting earthquake warnings on their phones

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Deadly earthquake adds to drought, Covid woes in China's Sichuan

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people in Sichuan province on Monday, in the latest blow to the region in southwestern China hit by Covid lockdowns and a historic drought.

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Earthquake in China’s Sichuan Kills 21, Shakes Provincial Capital

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing at least 21 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces. Some roads and homes near the epicenter were damaged by landslides, while communications were down in…

Reuters

China's Shenzhen to adopt tiered COVID measures; Chengdu extends lockdown

China's southern tech hub of Shenzhen said it will adopt tiered anti-virus restriction measures starting on Monday, while the southwestern metropolis of Chengdu announced an extension of lockdown curbs, as the country grapples with fresh outbreaks.

Daily Mirror

Stanley Johnson plans new trip to China after getting caught in Covid lockdown

The 82-year-old's trek to follow Marco Polo's footsteps was already proving controversial - now he's set to return to the country next year after Chengdu was locked down

Daily Mirror

Shops in China stripped bare in scenes of chaos before 21million people locked down

Chengdu, in China's southwest, was placed into a strict lockdown on Thursday after a surge of around 150 positive tests were recorded amid fury aimed at the Government

Bangkok Post

Shenzhen placed under Covid lockdown

SHENZHEN, China: Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass Covid-19 testing kicked off across the city of 18 million just over the border from Hong Kong.

Reuters

Shenzhen districts locked down as China battles COVID outbreaks

Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass COVID-19 testing kicked off in much of the city of 18 million people.

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