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China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests Xi

China's ruling Communist Party has vowed to “resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces."

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China vows to crack down on ‘hostile forces’ as police deter protests

BEIJING: China’s top law enforcement body pledged to crack down on “hostile forces” and their “sabotage,” comments that appeared intended as a warning to protesters angry about Covid-19 policies and to provide justification for government efforts to suppress dissent.

The Times of India

China COVID protests die down, but policy resentment remains

Beijing flooded streets with police and security personnel while tweaking COVID response after rare nationwide protests.

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China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

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White House watches cautiously as protests over COVID restrictions roil China

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is treading lightly in response to demonstrations in China by citizens angry over the country’s harsh COVID-19 restrictions, drawing criticism from Republicans and democracy advocates who say the White House should act more forcefully.

Los Angeles Times

Chinese universities send students home in an effort to prevent more protests

Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests by crowds angered by its severe "zero COVID" restrictions.

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Commentary: Ukrainians are fighting for their existence. They know the history of the genocidal Holodomor

In Ukraine and in Canada, the fourth Saturday in November is the official day of remembrance for the Holodomor. The Holodomor, a Ukrainian portmanteau for “death by starvation” or “terror famine,” refers to the Russian-engineered famine and genocide that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932-33.

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China: Police crack down on protests after demonstrators call on President Xi Jinping to quit

Xi Jingpeng is facing his toughest show of public defiance since becoming president of China

Evening Standard

Chinese university students sent home amid protests

Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests after crowds angered by its severe “zero COVID” restrictions called for President Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades

The Independent UK

Chinese girl defiantly stands in front of riot cops and is dubbed ‘tank lady’

Footage shows a Chinese girl defiantly standing in front of riot police, during protests at the zero Covid strategy, which is being compared to the iconic 'tank man' during the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989

Daily Mirror

China's 'zero-COVID' limits saved lives but no clear exit

China’s strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent against the ruling Communist Party in decades

The Independent UK

Former State-owned Assets Administration Chief Named Party Leader of Liaoning

Hao Peng, 62, becomes the third straight Communist Party secretary of the province with a background in military enterprises

Caixin Global

Hundreds protest China’s zero-Covid policy in London as demonstrations held around world

China is witnessing widespread protests on a scale unprecedented since the Chinese army crushed the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square

Evening Standard

China's protests over lockdowns spread to campuses and communities abroad

Protests against China's strict zero-COVID policy and restrictions on freedoms have spread to at least a dozen cities around the world in a show of solidarity with rare displays of defiance in China over the weekend.

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The Independent UK

China's Xi faces public anger over draconian 'zero COVID'

Barely a month after granting himself a third five-year term as China's leader, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger over his draconian “zero COVID" policy

The Independent UK

Protests of strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities

A protest against China’s strict “zero-COVID” policies resurfaced in Shanghai on Sunday afternoon even after police cleared away hundreds of demonstrators in the early morning with force and pepper spray

The Times of India

China sees lockdowns surge in week since Covid policy adjusted

BEIJING: Covid control restrictions now weigh on a fifth of China's economy as infections continue their upward march, defying the central government's call for more targeted, less disruptive Covid Zero measures.

Caixin Global

Former Huishang Bank Chairman Expelled From Communist Party

Wu Xuemin turned over to judicial system for prosecution on corruption charges turned up by party’s top graft busters

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Sudan's Opposition, Military Divided Over Political Agreement Project

The Forces for Freedom and Change opposition coalition announced it had reached an agreement with the military for a "new constitutional declaration" that ends the military rule in Sudan. The agreement will form a civilian-led government that would end the military's control of the government. The remaining issues, such as…

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Vietnam jails dissident for eight years over Facebook posts

A Vietnamese court on Friday jailed a dissident for eight years for anti-state activities after he posted on social media commentary critical of the Communist Party and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

After exchange, China calls Canada's manner 'condescending'

A Chinese spokesperson has accused Canada of acting in a “condescending manner” following a testy exchange between President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that underscores the depths to which the bilateral relationship has fallen

The Independent UK

Taiwan's APEC envoy at the center of processor chip tension

Taiwan’s envoy to APEC is the 91-year-old billionaire founder of a computer chip manufacturing giant that operated behind the scenes for decades before being thrust into the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security

Reuters

Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold

Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after Cuba approved a set of laws by referendum in September that allow gay marriage.

The Independent UK

Bao Tong, prominent Chinese liberal voice, dies at 90

Bao Tong, a leading voice for political reform in the Chinese Communist Party who was purged after the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died at age 90

The Guardian - UK

Bao Tong, former top aide of Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang, dies at 90

Senior Communist party official jailed over Tiananmen democracy movement became one of party’s most vociferous critics

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