Beijing’s zero-COVID policy snags Lao exports to China via new railway — Radio Free Asia

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A freight train from China traveling along the Laos-China Railway stops at Vang Vieng station in Vientiane province, Laos, Dec. 4, 2021. Credit: RFA

Costly and time-consuming customs-clearing procedures put in place as part of China’s zero-COVID-19 restrictions are making it difficult for Lao traders to export products via the new Laos-China Railway, Lao officials and people involved in cross-border trade said. Lao authorities have been negotiating with their Chinese counterparts and officials with the rail company for months

Shanghai warns people against ‘rumor-mongering’ as online pleas for food grow — Radio Free Asia

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People wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they transfer daily food supplies and necessities for local residents during the Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai, April 5, 2022. Credit AFP

Authorities in Shanghai on Friday warned the city’s 26 million residents not to post ‘rumors’ online amid growing public anger over food shortages amid a citywide COVID-19 lockdown. “The Cyberspace Administration of the municipal [ruling Chinese Communist] Party Committee reminds social media group chat members and moderators that … it is especially necessary in the current situation

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China puts Vietnam border city of four million under strict COVID-19 lockdown — Radio Free Asia

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China puts Vietnam border city of four million under strict COVID-19 lockdown — Radio Free Asia

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese area of Guangxi have enforced a total lockdown on Baise, a city of some four million close to the border with Vietnam, in a bid to curb the spread of the omicron variation of COVID-19.” Transport restrictions will be enforced city-wide on Baise from Feb. 6,” the city authorities said

China gears up for Winter Olympics amid warning over declining press freedom — Radio Free Asia

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People queue for a swab test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Beijing, Jan. 31, 2022. Credit: AFP

” While foreign reporters have actually long faced challenging conditions under the judgment Chinese Communist Party (CCP), now they are likewise dealing with growing hostility and intimidation, consisting of online stalking, smear campaigns, hacking and visa rejections, the Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC) stated in its annual report.As the number of journalists forced out

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