Asia
What China’s Zero-Covid Drama Foreshadows
Nancy Qian
CHICAGO – China’s leaders always knew that they would have to abandon their zero-Covid policy eventually, and that the longer they waited, the...
China Calls for Oil Trade in Yuan at Middle East Summit
RIYADH -- President Xi Jinping told Gulf Arab leaders on Friday that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a move...
China’s Zero-Covid Muddle
Minxin Pei
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – China has lately experienced its largest and most politically charged protests since the pro-democracy movement in 1989 ended in a massacre by...
World Urged to Help Afghanistan Deal with Worst-ever Food Crisis
WASHINGTON -- Experts blaÂmÂed poor Taliban governance and international policies for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where more than 90 per cent of the...
‘Xi Step Down’ – Protests Erupt in China Over Harsh Covid Curbs
During Saturday night's protest in Shanghai, people were heard openly shouting slogans like 'Xi Jinping, step down' and 'Communist party, step down', BBC reported
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