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China accuses Canada of ‘politically manipulating’ with Uyghur refugee vote
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Thursday, Oct 13, 2022. The Chinese government says a motion MPs passed Wednesday to provide asylum to persecuted Uyghurs amounts to political manipulation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Liu Zheng
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Taiwan activates defences in response to China incursions
FILE - Taiwanese Mirage 2000 fighter jets taxi along a runway during a drill at an airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in response to nearby operations of 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships that are part Beijing's strategy to unsettle and intimidate the self-governing island democracy. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai, File)
asia-pacific business
China’s fiscal revenue growth in 2022 skids as COVID-19 jolts economy
People walk on a street in the Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), during the morning rush hour following the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, in Beijing, China, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
sports
Eileen Gu golden again in World Cup halfpipe, Canada’s Rachael Karker, Noah Bowman finish on podium
Rachael Karker of Canada competes during the women's World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe event in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Uyghur rights group fails in legal challenge against U.K. government
FILE - Media wait outside the High Court in London, on March 18, 2021. A British judge on Friday Jan. 20, 2023 rejected a lawsuit that accused the U.K. government of allowing the import of cotton products associated with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region – though he said there were “widespread abuses” in the region’s cotton industry. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
olympics
Canada picks up three medals at freeski halfpipe World Cup, Gu wins gold
China's Ailing Eileen Gu, centre, celebrates her victory with second place finisher Canada's Rachael Karker, left, and third place finisher Hanna Faulhaber, of the United States, on podium following the women's World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe event in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
olympics
Canadian freestyle skier Rachael Karker skies for joy post-Beijing
Bronze medalist Rachael Karker of Canada poses during a medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. After the win, what Karker wants to do in her first season is just take a breath and ski.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Alessandra Tarantino
opinion
One day, oil might not be bought with dollars anymore but with yuan
Rashid Husain Syed
world
Seventeen dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets under way
report on business
Chinese travellers rush to take advantage of reopening of crossing points
People walk outside Beijing Railway Station with their luggages as the annual Spring Festival travel rush starts, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China January 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
politics
China pushes back on air-travel COVID-19 test requirements, but Canadian firms not worried
Travellers wearing face masks with their luggage walk through the international flight departure terminal entrance gate at the capital airport in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2022. The Chinese government argues that moves by countries like Canada to require air passengers from China to get COVID-19 tests is unscientific, but business groups say the policy won't impact trade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Andy Wong
world
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. heads to China amid sea disputes
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, waves beside wife Maria Louise as they board a plane for China on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Some in China return to regular activity after COVID-19 infections
People wait with their luggages at a railway station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for unity as country enters ‘new phase’ of COVID-19 policy
Visitors throng a shopping complex on New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo
world
Beijing gives Hong Kong’s leader more power in national security cases
FILE - Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong on Sep. 23, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing's commitment to follow the “one country, two systems” governing principle for Hong Kong on Friday Dec. 23, saying it is the “best arrangement” to maintain the city's prosperity and stability. Lee is on his first trip to Beijing to deliver an annual year-end report to leaders. Xi praised Lee's government for its pragmatism and devotion to safeguarding national security. (AP Photo/Lam Yik, File)
world
No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after re-opening
Travellers walk with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China limps towards living with COVID-19
Commuters ride a subway train during the morning rush hour amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Josh Arslan
world
China faces food and labour shortages as WHO warns against underreporting COVID surge
Hearses are seen waiting to enter a crematorium in Beijing on December 22, 2022. - Hospitals are struggling, pharmacy shelves have been stripped bare and many crematoriums are overwhelmed in the wake of the Chinese government's sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STF/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia’s Medvedev meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, says Ukraine conflict discussed
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, deputy head of Russia's Security Council and chairman of the United Russia party, Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Liu Weibing/Xinhua via AP)
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Dozens of hearses queue outside Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID-19 deaths
A waiting area outside the Baoding No. 2 Central Hospital in Zhuozhou city in northern China's Hebei province on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions. (AP Photo)
world
Beijing braces for surge in severe COVID-19 cases as world watches with concern
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a makeshift fever clinic set up inside a stadium, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano/File Photo
olympics
Sapporo officials reportedly ‘reviewing’ promotion of bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic rings are reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is encouraging individual sports to consider “category qualifiers” — classified in some sports as “open” categories — to ensure transgender athletes will have events to participate in once they reach puberty. The USOPC finalized its two-page “position paper” at its board meeting earlier this month and released it Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, addressing a proposed path forward for transgender participation in sports. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
world
China reports its first COVID-related deaths in weeks as official count questioned
An ambulance passes a worker in protective gear outside a fever clinic in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Chinese health authorities on Monday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, both in the capital Beijing, that were the first reported in weeks and come during an expected surge of illnesses after the nation eased its strict "zero-COVID" approach. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
world
Streets deserted in China’s cities as new COVID-19 surge looms
A health worker registers a resident for an inhalable COVID-19 booster vaccine in Beijing, China December 17, 2022 in this still image obtained from a video. REUTERS TV/via REUTERS
world
In COVID-hit Beijing, funeral homes and crematoriums are struggling to keep up with demand
Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
world
China won’t report asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in further shift
Passengers in protective gear are directed to a flight at a Capital airport terminal in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential of a bigger COVID-19 outbreak during the January Lunar New Year travel rush. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
world
China’s COVID-19 cases spread rapidly days after relaxing isolation measures
BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: Medical workers wear PPE as they push a patient on a stretcher outside a fever clinic on December 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. As part of a 10 point directive, Chinas government announced Wednesday that people with COVID-19 who have mild or no symptoms will be permitted to quarantine at home instead of at a government facility, testings requirements are reduced, people are permitted to buy over the counter medications, and local officials can no longer lock down entire neighbourhoods or cities, a major shift in its zero COVID policy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
world
China expanding hospitals, ICUs as COVID-19 cases surge
People wearing face masks amid the Covid-19 pandemic walk along a street in Beijing on December 11, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Beijing swings from anger over zero COVID to coping with infections
BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 09: People line up for nucleic acid tests to detect COVID-19 at a public testing site on December 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. As part of a 10 point directive, Chinas government announced Wednesday that people with COVID-19 who have mild or no symptoms will be permitted to quarantine at home instead of at a government facility, testings requirements are reduced, people are permitted to buy over the counter medications, and local officials can no longer lock down entire neighbourhoods or cities, a major shift in its zero COVID policy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
opinion
It’s not over: Xi Jinping’s rebuke of Justin Trudeau could bring economic consequences
Ian Bremmer
hockey
Marie-Philip Poulin becomes first female hockey player to win Canada’s athlete of the year honour
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 20: Marie-Philip Poulin #29 of Team Canada celebrates her goal during the first period against United States of America at Climate Pledge Arena on November 20, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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Beijing drops COVID-19 testing requirement as wider easing of curbs beckons
People wearing masks line up outside a pharmacy to buy products as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, China December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
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Beijing prepares for ‘life again’ as lockdowns lift across country
Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits walk in a street as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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China party officials pay respects to former leader Jiang Zemin
In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and his predecessor Hu Jintao, center right, accompanied by leaders pay respect to remain of former president Jiang Zemin before sent for cremation at Babaoshan cemetery, at a military hospital in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top officials paid their respects Monday to former leader Jiang Zemin, who died last week at age 96. (CCTV via AP)