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Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assurances that the country’s youth are “living an extraordinary time”, recent statistics tell a vastly different story: One in five Chinese under 24 years old are currently out of work, the highest rate ever recorded. FRANCE 24 reports from Shanghai, where young people say the…

Shanghai plans to build a 3,250-bed COVID-19 quarantine facility on a small island close to its city centre as China stands by its stringent zero-COVID controls, rather than relaxing curbs as many other countries have done.

Tesla was unable to live up to Wall Street's Q3 2022 delivery estimates, but it's gearing up to hit its goal of 50 percent growth by the end of the year.

Images show banners emblazoned with protest messages hanging from overpass on major road in Beijing

A recent survey of more than 500 Taiwanese companies shows a quarter have moved a part of their production or sourcing out of China.

Authorities in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai have told citizens that municipal water supplies remain "normal", dispelling rumours of shortages and quality issues that led to a wave of panic-buying throughout the city on Tuesday.

Once seen as a sure bet for elevation to China's elite Politburo Standing Committee or even as the country's next premier, Li Qiang's glide path to the upcoming Communist Party Congress was buffeted by Shanghai's grinding two-month COVID-19 lockdown.

When Xi Jinping left China for the first time in more than two years to visit Central Asia last month, his entourage included a familiar face from domestic trips.

In September, Tesla noticeably increased local retails sales and export of electric cars, produced at the Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China.

Shanghai and other big Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, have ramped up testing for COVID-19 as infections rise, with some local authorities hastily closing schools, entertainment venues and tourist spots.

Tesla reportedly delivered a record number of vehicles from its China plant in September, but the figure still fell short of analyst views.