Manoeuvres come as Beijing increases preparations for a potential blockade or outright attack on Taiwan
China
Phone call flouts vehement Chinese opposition to any official contact by foreign states with Taiwan government
Beijing dismisses as ‘groundless blackmail’ Washington’s claim that Chinese companies are helping Russia’s war effort
Lockdown is over, but a spirit of self-reliance and disenchantment with authority continues
Current location of some detainees remains unknown following widespread demonstrations in late 2022, says Human Rights Watch
Prime minister Fumio Kishida also pledges to reverse the country’s low birth rate
More must be done to ensure the long-term sustainability of the internet ecosystem
Greece, once the starting-point for democracy and philosophy, is now merely a destination
Death count reported by Chinese authorities excludes those who died at home
Nearly 60,000 die in hospitals, true figure likely much higher, as doctors discouraged from citing Covid as cause of deaths
It’s impossible to pair the breadth of Chinese cuisine with just four bottles, but this is a good start
Scrapping the one-child policy was meant to encourage bigger families, but many people in China are choosing not to have kids at all
Coronavirus galloping through country, 60,000 fatalities with disease in hospitals between December 8th and January 12th
Neither my partner nor I could be described as an emigrant in the normal sense: gallivanting rather than settling down is our preferred option
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