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President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington
Beijing foreign ministry hails presidential visit as ‘epoch-making milestone’ in relationship with region
Beijing seeks to honour former president without drawing contrast with Xi Jinping
Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls
Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East
President Xi Jinping acknowledged public discontent with lockdowns in closed door meeting with EU officials
Three years of lockdowns, mass testing and Covid detention centres have finally caused public frustrations to boil over in China
Charles Michel highlights availability of vaccines amid backlash in China over zero-Covid policy
Diplomats in Brussels concerned over timing and format of meeting with Xi Jinping
Demonstrations in China stamped out by Monday but analysts warn of reprisals if dissent flares up again
Call for pause on international tax plan, crypto crisis latest and EU wrangles over Russian oil price cap
Communist party boss must decide whether to relax his signature policy or crush demonstrations
The president’s hubris and authoritarianism have trapped China in endless lockdowns
Cross-border trade was interrupted over fears truck drivers spread the virus
Economic and social costs are climbing but Beijing has failed to offer a way out of endless lockdowns
Charles Michel’s trip is likely to highlight EU divisions on how to engage with superpower
Chinese president was not wearing mask at dinner with John Lee
Economic hardship from Ukraine invasion helped sway the developing world to isolate Moscow
Japan’s prime minister tells Chinese president of ‘grave concerns’ over military activities
Canadian prime minister chastised for allegedly leaking private conversation with Chinese leader
UK prime minister attempts to build ‘frank and constructive’ relationship with Beijing
Two leaders hold first in-person meeting in Bali on eve of G20 summit
China’s president faces US antagonism over tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
World’s biggest retail event fails to lift economic gloom as zero-Covid policies bite
Mandatory isolation for close contacts and overseas arrivals reduced by two days after rumours of reopening
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