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Professor accused of sexually assaulting teenager as China’s #metoo movement struggles forward
Victim alleges in viral social media post that assault 11 years ago resulted in her becoming pregnant and havi…
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Surge in China’s military operations reflects ‘new normal’ under Xi Jinping
President has made escalations against foreign powers more common amid drive to beef up People’s Liberation Ar…
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Vaccines are key to China’s zero-Covid exit but scepticism poses challenge
Backing down from existing policies remains a political problem of the first orderChina’s government looks to …
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China’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 seconds
Rampant and sudden lockdowns have sparked anger as pressure piles on officials to curb outbreaksChina’s Covid …
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Is China doing enough to combat the climate crisis?
While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what exp…
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Rumours of zero-Covid easing spread in China amid anger at restrictions
Despite relatively low case numbers, there are reportedly about 200 lockdowns across the countryWaves of outra…
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‘My life is wonderful on the road’: the Chinese woman who broke the mould
Feeling trapped amid the expectations of being a housewife and grandmother, Su Min set off, finding freedom an…
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Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in XinjiangGovernm…
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Russia-Ukraine war: South Korea set to reopen embassy in Kyiv; Lavrov says Russia working to prevent nuclear war – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blogG…
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Hong Kong domestic workers left homeless after being fired for contracting Covid-19
Dozens of live-in workers have been forced to sleep rough in the Hong Kong winter after bosses refuse to allow…
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Beijing fines 7-Eleven for calling Taiwan a country
Company fined 50,000 yuan for ‘errors’ including failing to use China’s names for disputed South China Sea isl…
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China fires hospital officials after pregnant woman loses baby due to Covid lockdown rules
The woman was allegedly denied entry to a hospital in the city of Xi’an because her negative Covid test was fo…
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Desperation as China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategy
Reports emerge of fatal hospital delays and food shortages as more than 14 million people are confined to thei…
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Taiwan ‘buys 20,400 bottles of Lithuanian rum rejected by China’
State-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor steps in after row between Vilnius and BeijingTaiwan’s government is sha…
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Tesla criticised for opening showroom in Xinjiang despite human rights abuses
Elon Musk and Tesla must consider human rights in the Chinese region or risk being complicit, says Human Right…