China’s strict Covid strategy exacting a high economic price
Lockdowns have suspended assembly lines, grounded workers, trapped truck drivers and snarled ports
Shanghai lockdown stokes global supply chains anxiety
Electronic manufacturers halt production after restrictions extended
Shanghai eases Covid curbs for some even as factory closures widen
Residents from lower-risk zones still subject to controls amid confusion about how freely they can move
EU warns China not to help Russia wage war
Beijing appears to criticise EU's use of sanctions and insists Moscow's concerns must be addressed after talks with Brussels
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forges new unity of EU purpose on China
Bloc’s leaders to use Friday to put pressure on Beijing over its close ties with Moscow
Ukraine outcry and Covid chaos overshadow Xi’s celebrations
China’s image in West as willing enabler of Putin’s adventurism worsens
China posts record trade surplus on robust exports
Exports increased 20.9% year-on-year last month as trade surplus rises to $94.46bn
Evergrande braces for debt deadline after doubting ability to pay
Company says there is no guarantee it can make $82.5m debt payments due Monday
China’s economy grows slightly more slowly than expected
Expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery
China passes law to restrict Hong Kong elections to ‘patriots’
Parliament approves move that consolidates Beijing’s authoritarian grip on city
China to tighten grip on Hong Kong with elections overhaul
Only ‘patriots’ will be allowed to stand and representation will be reduced
‘Constructive’ diplomatic contacts over Irish man detained in China
Taoiseach asks Chinese premier for review of O’Halloran’s case ‘on compassionate grounds’
EU bids for greater access to Chinese markets
Struggle to balance trade priorities with concerns over Hong Kong
European Union seeks to curb state-backed foreign rivals
Move aims to rein in unfair competition from China at sensitive time for Brussels’ relations with Beijing
China drops mention of GDP goal as virus slams economy
Omission from work report marks the first time China has not set a target for GDP
Hong Kong suspends Chinese tourist visas as coronavirus spreads
High-speed rail and cross-border ferry services to be stopped, with flights reduced
China growth slows to 27-year low as trade war bites
Resilient domestic consumption gives government some leeway as it tries to negotiate an end to trade dispute with US
China’s economy stabilising but risks lie ahead
Martin Wolf: Doubts linger about President Xi’s commitment to private enterprise
China’s economic performance ‘stable’ says premier
Government plans to stick with strategy of targeted policy support
Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summit
Chinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée Palace
China economic data puts dampener on global markets
Iseq rose 0.34%, helped by banks and property names
China to slash taxes, boost lending to prop up slowing economy
Government is targeting economic growth of 6.0 to 6.5% in 2019
Poor and desperate, a son makes medicine at home to treat his mother’s cancer
China’s ageing population is increasingly stricken with deadly diseases, but many cannot afford drugs
China and Japan reset strained relationship with new deals
Shinzo Abe hails agreements as ‘historic turning point’ on rare official visit to Beijing
Asia and Europe send strong message to Donald Trump
Brussels summit champions global co-operation in face of US protectionism
Chinese regulators fine drug firm €1.1bn for faulty vaccines
Scandal around safety of Changsheng Life Science medicines spark widespread fears
Outrage in China over sale of 250,000 faulty rabies vaccines
Concern on country’s social network following finding of forged production records
EU may be China’s trump card in dealing with US tariffs
Cantillon: China-EU summit gains extra dimension as US presses on with trade tariffs
China extends olive branch to US at summit with EU
Beijing does not want to sideline US, as Europe seeks common front against tariffs
EU summits with China and Japan will send strong message to US
Meetings expected to cement shared values and defend rules-based trading system
Liu Xia, widow of late dissident Liu Xiaobo, freed in China
Liu flies to Berlin for medical treatment after eight years under house arrest
China seeks closer ties with Europe as US trade war erupts
Beijing's premier meets leaders from central and eastern Europe
Merkel eyes business openings for Germany in China
Berlin and Beijing stand by Iran nuclear deal despite US decision to withdraw from pact
Trade and Iran on agenda as Angela Merkel makes 11th visit to China
Germany’s task is to keep both China and US onside despite contentious trade surpluses
Boost for Trump as North Korea frees three US citizens
US secretary of state returning with ‘three wonderful gentlemen’, says Trump
China’s annual parliament reappoints Xi Jinping
National People's Congress also names head of a new anti-graft agency
China targets GDP growth of 6.5% while moving to cut debt
Premier Li wary of looming trade war with US as he targets risks to financial system in opening work report
Goodbody chief vows no job cuts as Chinese investor circles
Broker and controlling investor in talks with unnamed party, managing director says
Theresa May stresses close bond with China in Xi Jinping talks
British prime minister seeking support for a favourable trade deal post-Brexit
May says she’s ‘not a quitter’ as trade trip to China kicks off
Beijing assures British prime minister that Brexit will not affect relations with UK
Theresa May to visit China with aim of boosting trade ties
PM’s efforts to reassure Beijing about UK post-Brexit likely to dominate three-day trip
China’s economic growth beats expectations in 2017 as it hits 6.9%
Fourth-quarter growth of 6.8% also outperformed forecasts
China pledges billions to build infrastructure and influence in Europe
Brussels fears Beijing’s economic clout and facilities portfolio could undermine EU
Meet the seven men at the apex of power in China
Xi Jinping’s leadership committee will dictate Chinese policy for the next five years
Xi Jinping's elevated status on display after China congress power play
Focusing on Xi, Chinese communists seem to be moving from collective leadership era
Chinese president strengthens position with new leadership line-up
Absence of successor on panel raises prospect of president staying beyond 2020
Airbus to take majority stake in Bombardier C-Series programme
The partnership will inject critical financial support into the project
China gears up for Xi Jinping's power play at communist congress
Communist Party gathering set to consolidate Xi Jinping political strongman status
China’s anti-graft campaign nets 1.34 million ‘flies’ in five years
President Xi Jinping’s campaign against corrupt communists are a key plank of policy
‘Strong hands’ needed for stability, says China’s Xi Jinping
President lays down tough message ahead of key Communist Party meeting
Xi Jinping tightens grip on power ahead of Communist Party congress
Autumn gathering expected to name Xi Jinping in pantheon of great Chinese leaders
China: Hopes fade for survivors after deadly landslide hits village
Authorities say 25 people dead with 93 still missing in Xinmo, Sichuan province
China’s standing boosted by Trump’s exit from Paris climate pact
World's biggest polluter reiterates commitment to anti-global warming accord
China and EU respond to Trump with new climate alliance
Beijing and Brussels to accelerate joint efforts to reduce global carbon emissions
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