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The Latest Breaking News on China rattles foreign firms again with arrests, Foxconn probe

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.3% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.98%

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Without effective vaccines, China’s economy may not heal

Changes to zero-Covid policy could prove insufficient if lockdowns are expected to continue

The Guardian - UK

Why China’s COVID figures don’t add up

China is reporting fewer COVID cases despite easing restrictions across the country.

Al Jazeera

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'It's dead out here': China's slow exit from zero-COVID

Judging by Friday's quiet streets in China's capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, enduring anxieties about the coronavirus are likely to hamper a speedy return to health for the world's second-largest economy.

Reuters

China reports 16,797 new COVID cases for Dec 8 vs 21,439 a day earlier

China reported 16,797 new COVID-19 infections on Dec. 8, of which 3,637 were symptomatic and 13,160 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Reuters

China Eases 'Zero-COVID' Policies After Nearly 3 Years of Harsh Lockdowns

The long-term economic and social impacts of zero-COVID can't be reversed as easily.

Reason

China pushes triumphant storyline on COVID zero pivot

Chinese state media struck a triumphant chord over the country’s efforts to contain COVID-19, reflecting the government’s efforts to dilute perceptions that its shift away from the stringent approach was forced by public discontent.

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Apple supplier Foxconn's founder pushed China to ease COVID curbs - WSJ

Apple supplier Foxconn's founder Terry Gou had warned China that the government's zero-COVID stance would threaten the position of the world's second-largest economy in the global supply chain, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Reuters

China scrambles to recalibrate 'zero-COVID' policy

WUHAN, China/BEIJING -- The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has rolled back some elements of its "zero-COVID" policy, as the slowing economy and public frustration with strict infection prevention measures stoke concerns within the government.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

Fortune

China pushes story of triumph over Covid

Chinese state media have struck a triumphant tone over the country’s efforts to contain Covid-19, reflecting the government’s efforts to dilute perceptions that its shift away from the stringent approach was forced by public discontent.

Bangkok Post

EXPLAINER: China's relaxed 'zero-COVID' brings big changes

In a move that caught many by surprise, China announced a potentially major easing of its rigid “zero-COVID" restrictions

The Independent UK

COVID spread fears grow as China unwinds zero-tolerance curbs

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus that had largely been kept in check could soon run wild.

Reuters

China reports 21,439 new COVID cases for Dec 7 vs 25,321 a day earlier

China reported 21,439 new COVID-19 infections on Dec. 7, of which 4,079 were symptomatic and 17,360 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

Reuters

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The Guardian - UK

Is China finally about to relax its zero-Covid policy?

People with Covid who have mild or no symptoms can now quarantine at home, but PCR tests are still required to enter many places

Axios

China eases COVID precautions after protests

The new rules allow individuals with mild cases to isolate at home and drop testing requirements for domestic travel.

Reuters

Factbox-China's rigid zero-COVID-19 policy starts to thaw

China unveiled new measures to ease some of the world's toughest COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday, after three years of a "zero-COVID" policy that triggered widespread protests and hammered the economy.

Reuters

'Daylight is here': China travel searches surge as public cheers COVID easing

Searches on Chinese travel sites surged and social media platforms were flooded with delight and relief on Wednesday as the public cheered the biggest loosening of some of the world's strictest COVID policies.

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The Times of India

These are the 10 new Covid rules China will follow on path to reopening

BEIJING: China announced 10 new measures for dealing with Covid-19 on Wednesday, accelerating its shift away from the zero-tolerance stance that has kept the country isolated from the rest of the world and devastated the economy over the last three years.

Bangkok Post

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

BEIJING: China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms.

Reuters

China COVID policy: Major changes in further easing

China's National Health Commission announced on Wednesday the most significant relaxation of its COVID-19 prevention and control protocols since the pandemic erupted three years ago.

Reuters

Reaction to China loosening COVID restrictions

China said on Wednesday it would allow COVID patients with mild symptoms to isolate at home as part of a set of new measures that marked a major shift in a tough anti-virus policy that has battered its economy and sparked historic protests.

WEKU

China announces a rollback of its strict anti-COVID-19 measures

China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its restrictive anti-COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting the scale of lockdown to individual apartment floors and buildings.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Announces Nationwide Loosening of Covid Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Under the new guidelines, some asymptomatic and mild cases of Covid-19 can now quarantine at home, ending a requirement that all positive cases be isolated in centralized…

France 24

China to ease quarantine, testing in nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid-19 restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms.

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