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Factory seconds: China unlikely to save world economy again
In March, the IMF warned that Chinese local govt debt alone has risen to a record 66 trillion yuan, equivalent to half the country’s GDP.
'China’s leadership failiure' Zero Covid mess proves autocracy hurts...
15 April 2022 2:04 AMThe fear in China is that the strict coronavirus policy has become another Mao-style political campaign with devastating effects
Zero Covid policy not sustainable; shift strategy: WHO tells China
11 May 2022 8:09 AMWorld Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this on Tuesday while commenting on China’s zero Covid policy under...
China censors online debate over Zero-Covid policy after WHO's...
11 May 2022 8:45 AMOn Tuesday WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged China to change tack, saying the approach "will not be sustainable" in the face of new...
Beijing relaxes Covid measures despite high-risk areas
29 May 2022 5:09 AMBeijing’s sports bureau announced on Saturday, that gyms and fitness centres will be reopened in an orderly manner in districts. Gyms can open at 50...
China’s ‘zero Covid policy’ drastically affected country’s economy
17 July 2022 4:26 AMAccording to the National Bureau of Statistics in China, the data on Friday showed that the economy expanded 0.4 per cent from a year earlier in the...
China broadens visa availability as pandemic concerns ease
24 Aug 2022 8:52 AMChina still requires those arriving from abroad be quarantined at a hotel or private home and proof of a negative test is required for entry to many...
World Bank slashes economic outlook for China to 2.8 pc
29 Sept 2022 3:34 PMGiven that China accounts for 86 per cent of the GDP of the 23 countries in the EAP, its slowdown will drag overall growth down to 3.2 per cent in...