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World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023
Jan 11, 2023 05:57The World Bank slashed its 2023 growth forecasts on Tuesday to levels teetering on the brink of recession for many countries as the impact of central bank rate hikes intensifies, Russia's special operation in Ukraine continues, and the world's major economic engines sputter.
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COVID restrictions against Chinese travelers 'political manipulation:' Beijing
Jan 10, 2023 12:35Beijing says the countries that have adopted COVID-19 measures against travelers from China are engaging in "political manipulation and discriminatory measures," warning that it would take "reciprocal countermeasures" against them.
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China condemns German legislators visit to Taiwan, reaffirms ‘One China’ policy
Jan 10, 2023 04:23China has condemned a visit by German parliamentarians to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), invoking Germany's 'painful' history and reaffirming the 'One China' policy.
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Beijing: Germany's tougher China strategy 'guided by ideology', reflects Cold War mentality
Jan 09, 2023 06:27Beijing has slammed Berlin's plans for adopting a tougher China strategy that could put cooperation between two of the world's largest economies at risk.
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China ends quarantine requirements for overseas travelers amid soaring COVID-19 cases
Jan 08, 2023 05:49China has officially scrapped its quarantine requirements for inbound travelers after nearly three years, despite struggling with a nationwide surge of COVID-19 cases.
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Afghanistan's Taliban govt. signs oil extraction deal with Chinese company
Jan 06, 2023 12:14The de-facto Taliban government in Kabul has signed a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's northern Sar-e Pul Province amid efforts to revive the fledgling economy.
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US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid rising tensions with China
Jan 06, 2023 11:59A US warship on Thursday sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, prompting strong criticism from Beijing amid frayed ties between the two countries.
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German politicians due in Taipei as West escalates China tensions
Jan 06, 2023 03:36Germany will send a high-ranking parliamentary delegation to Taipei next week, a move highly likely to spark tensions with China.
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China, UAE ask UN Security Council to meet over Israeli far-right minister's visit to al-Aqsa Mosque
Jan 04, 2023 05:43The United Arab Emirates and China have called on the UN Security Council to meet publicly after Israel's new far-right “national security” minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, in an intrusion that the Palestinian leadership called “an unprecedented provocation.”
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US deliberately misleads public opinion, China says
Jan 02, 2023 03:38China’s Defense Ministry says the United States distorted facts following a recent confrontation between a Chinese military plane and an American air force reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea.