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
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