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Supermarket shelves empty in Beijing as city rushes Covid quarantine centres

Residents of some parts of China’s capital have been emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps after the city government ordered faster construction of...

China expands lockdowns as Covid-19 cases hit daily record

Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China as the number of Covid-19 cases hits a daily record. Residents of eight districts of Zhengzhou, home to 6.6...

Welding sparks blamed for fire at China chemical wholesaler that killed 38

Investigators said sparks from welding work appears to have been the cause of a fire that killed 38 people at a company dealing in...

Beijing closes parks and imposes restrictions amid fresh wave of Covid cases

Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of Covid-19 cases – even as millions of...

Chinese official purged after Tiananmen Square massacre dies aged 90

Bao Tong, a leading voice for political reform in the Chinese Communist Party who was purged after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, has died...

Germany’s Scholz urges China’s Xi to exert influence on Russia

In a much-scrutinised meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged China to exert its influence on Russia, while the...

Communist Party chiefs say five million members probed over corruption

China’s ruling Communist Party says it has investigated almost five million members for possible corruption over the last decade, with formal criminal cases brought...

China’s President Xi Jinping signals continuity at Communist Party congress

Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled on Sunday that his government will maintain policies that have put it at odds with the US and other...

Chinese firm tests electric flying taxi in Dubai

A Chinese firm tested an electric flying taxi in Dubai on Monday, offering a glimpse of futuristic technology that could one day whisk people...

Chinese firm Geely buys 7.6% stake in Aston Martin Lagonda

One of China’s biggest independent car makers has bought a 7.6% stake in British luxury brand Aston Martin Lagonda and said it looks forward...

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