# Beijing

Last week

12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023

# China

Eamon Ryan raises human rights concerns with Chinese counterpart, but says cooperation is essential

Ryan was speaking to TheJournal in Beijing today.

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Sat 4:32 PM

# Beijing

'We were robbed': Eamon Ryan lashes Academy over Banshees of Inisherin Oscar snub

Ryan singled out actress Kerry Condon for praise for her performance in the fim.

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Fri 10:00 AM

# off abroad

Banshees in Beijing: Embassy due to host screening as Eamon Ryan arrives in Chinese capital

The Environment Minister has spent recent days in both Shanghai and Hong Kong.

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Mar 16th 2023, 10:54 AM

Eamon Ryan touts 'green revolution' in China as he heads from Shanghai to Hong Kong

The Environment Minister is travelling to Hong Kong and Beijing this week for St Patrick’s Day.

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Mar 13th 2023, 8:01 PM

Last month

February 2023

# Ukraine

China urge peace talks between Ukraine and Russia with end of nuclear weapon threats

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China has called for peace talks and said that the threat of nuclear weapons being deployed must be avoided.

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Feb 25th 2023, 7:43 AM

This year

2023

# China

China ends quarantine for overseas travellers

Beijing last month began a dramatic dismantling of a strategy that had enforced mandatory quarantines and lockdowns.

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Jan 8th 2023, 8:19 AM

Last year

2022

# Coronavirus

US to require negative Covid tests for travelers from China after country's sudden Covid pivot

The United States says China is not sharing enough information about the surge in coronavirus cases there.

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Dec 28th 2022, 8:25 PM

# Beijing

China further relaxes Covid rules after protests

Several cities have begun loosening restrictions such as moving away from daily mass testing requirements.

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Dec 2nd 2022, 7:16 AM

# China

Beijing Marathon returns but China sticks to ‘zero-Covid’

A simmering public frustration, which has grown as the rest of the world opens up, has been fuelled by a series of tragic incidents.

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Nov 6th 2022, 12:25 PM

# tensions

China will 'not hesitate to start war' if Taiwan declares independence, Beijing warns US

China’s defence minister made the comments during his first face-to-face meeting with his US counterpart in Singapore.

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Jun 10th 2022, 8:05 PM

# China

Shanghai seeks to ease seven-week virus lockdown within next few days

The World Health Organisation has said the mounting economic toll of severe restrictions could be unsustainable.

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May 13th 2022, 9:09 AM

# China

'There's no why': Shanghai rages at endless Covid lockdown

China’s capital is trying to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with restrictions on movement.

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May 9th 2022, 10:48 AM

# Covid-19

Hong Kong reopens beaches as Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

Deaths from Covid-19 in Hong Kong have fallen from a high of almost 300 per day in March to zero in recent days.

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May 5th 2022, 2:15 PM

# China

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing and panic buying amid lockdown fears

Downtown Beijing’s most populous district Chaoyang, home to around 3.5 million people, ordered mass testing from today.

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Apr 25th 2022, 8:23 AM

# Winter Olympics

Russian figure skater says grandfather's medicine led to positive test: IOC member

Valieva will skate in the Olympic women’s singles competition later on Tuesday.

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Feb 15th 2022, 9:36 AM

# ice cool

The remarkable story behind Ireland's flagbearer at the Winter Olympics

Elsa Desmond started from scratch to fulfil her Olympic dream.

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Feb 4th 2022, 10:08 AM

# Beijing

Putin hails 'unprecedented' ties with China after meeting Xi Jinping ahead of Winter Olympics

The two leaders met in the Chinese capital today.

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Feb 4th 2022, 9:32 AM

# Olympic Games

Beijing reports first local Omicron case ahead of Winter Olympics

The infection comes less than three weeks before the Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremony on 4 February.

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Jan 16th 2022, 1:55 PM

All time

# Human Rights

Beijing warns US will 'pay the price' for diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics

China has accused the United States of violating the Olympic spirit.

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Dec 7th 2021, 9:34 AM

# Olympic Games

Winter Olympics venue to restrict capacity to 20% over Covid-19 concerns

Beijing is set to host the Winter Olympics from 4 to 20 February next spring.

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Nov 13th 2021, 8:15 AM

# Raids

Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents charged with security crime

Police arrested 55 of the city’s best-known pro-democracy campaigners last month.

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Feb 28th 2021, 12:36 PM

# China

Partial lockdown imposed in Beijing over handful of Covid-19 cases

Seven cases of the virus were reported in the city today, including six in southern Daxing district.

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Jan 20th 2021, 7:43 AM

# Hebei province

China seals off two cities and bans millions of people from leaving in bid to stem new Covid-19 outbreak

Mass testing is under way in Hebei province after the largest outbreak in China for six months.

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Jan 8th 2021, 4:37 PM

# Chang’e 5

China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

It is one step on a programme to send a manned mission to the satellite.

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Dec 1st 2020, 8:25 PM

# Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators resign en masse

The move follows a resolution passed in Beijing partly aimed to combat supporters of Hong Kong independence.

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Nov 11th 2020, 11:14 AM

# Beijing

China passes new law restricting sensitive exports

Companies and individuals who breach the new export control law could face criminal charges.

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Oct 18th 2020, 3:49 PM

# Hong Kong

'It's not a crime to mourn June 4': Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil

Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers defied a ban on rallies in June to mark the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

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Sep 15th 2020, 8:40 AM

# China

US says Beijing's pursuit of offshore resources in South China Sea are illegal

Beijing claims most of the South China Sea through a vague delineation based on maps from the 1940s.

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Jul 14th 2020, 8:56 AM

# China

Beijing sees drop in confirmed Covid-19 cases amid efforts to stem spread

The Chinese capital reported 21 cases today, down from 31 yesterday.

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Jun 18th 2020, 8:08 AM

# Outbreak

Over 1,200 flights in and out of Beijing cancelled as it aims to halt Covid-19 spread

The Chinese capital has enacted a number of measures to limit travel in and out of the city.

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Jun 17th 2020, 9:11 AM

# China

Parts of Beijing locked down again as new outbreak fuels fears of a second wave

Officials have said they plan to carry out virus tests on 46,000 residents in the immediate area of the outbreak.

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Jun 15th 2020, 7:54 AM

# Food Market

Parts of Beijing locked down after dozens of people test positive for Covid-19

A new cluster is linked to a wholesale food market.

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Jun 13th 2020, 11:17 AM

# Protests

Explainer: Why is a new law in Hong Kong about the Chinese national anthem so controversial?

The law was approved by Hong Kong legislators on Thursday.

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Jun 6th 2020, 7:45 AM

# Censorship

Chinese-owned app TikTok apologises for removing viral clip which was critical of Beijing

TikTok initially denied it removed the clip but later admitted it, claiming it was done in human error.

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Nov 28th 2019, 7:03 AM

# Shutdown

Universities on shutdown in Hong Kong as foreign students are encouraged to leave over violent protests

It follows five months of unrest from pro-democracy protesters.

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Nov 14th 2019, 8:05 AM

# Protests

Subway, shops vandalised in Hong Kong as experts warn independent review of police force needed

Hong Kong asked international experts to assist in reviewing the force’s response to protests.

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Nov 10th 2019, 10:48 AM

# Hong Kong

Xi Jinping warns of 'smashed' bodies and 'bones ground to powder' as Hong Kong protests continue

He made the comments during a visit to Nepal at the weekend.

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Oct 14th 2019, 8:20 AM

# Protest

Tens of thousands march in another huge anti-government rally in Hong Kong

The protests have been sparked by years of rising anger over Beijing’s influence.

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Jul 21st 2019, 1:45 PM

# Mass Protests

'Hands off Hong Kong': China sends warning to Britain

Anti-Beijing demonstrations have rocked Hong Kong in recent weeks.

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Jul 3rd 2019, 10:12 PM

# Demonstration

Demonstrators clash with police after more than a million people turn out for Hong Kong protests

People took to the streets en masse to protest a new law that would allow extradition to China from Hong Kong.

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Jun 9th 2019, 6:05 PM