#Tianjin city is no longer requiring 72 hr covid test result from subway passengers.
#Guiyang permits hotels to admit guests with yellow health codes.
This is a big one: #Beijing public transport no longer requires 48 hr covid test results from passengers starting Monday, Dec. 5.
Shopping centers in #Beijing have been allowed to reopen Dec. 3, but dining in is still partially restricted in the city. 48 hr covid test result also required.
#Shanghai to stop requiring negative Covid tests on public transport and open-air public venues such as parks and tourist attractions beginning Dec.5.
Starting tomorrow #Wuhan no longer requires Covid test results for taking the subway.
Starting tmr #Shandong 1. No longer need personal ID & negative test results when buying drugs treating fever, cough and antiviral/antibiotics 2. No longer requires "test-upon-arrival" 3. No health code checks at open-air public venues and on public transport.
Starting tmr #Zhejiang cities of #Ningbo, #Hangzhou, #Jiaxing 1. no longer carry out large scale covid tests 2. No health code checks at all public venues save for a few exceptions 3. no longer check health codes when buying drugs treating fever, cough and antiviral/antibiotics
#Zhengzhou reopens all in-door entertainment venues (48 hr test result required upon visiting) 2. No longer requires negative test results entering/exiting residential communities, taking public transport, and entering other public venues.
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Probably going to get some hate with this thread, but here it is, making a case that Xinjiang's labor transfer program isn't forced labor.
In the execution of the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, practically all Chinese companies that received labor from Xinjiang organized by the Chinese government were sanctioned on the grounds that they participated in forced labor. /2
BUT, is organized transferred labor forced labor? I delved into empirical studies and went on the ground in Xinjiang, as a result, I believe it is not. /3
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Riding a didi yesterday, and the driver was on a talk show that was giving an analysis of the U.S. general election. It was immediately clear that it wasn't a show produced by a serious news organization so I got curious and asked what it was.
It's a Kuaishou host doing a live, the driver said. This guy goes live every day from 8 to 10 pm talking about int'l news, he started with the Ukraine war, then the Gaza conflict, and now he sometimes talks about the U.S. election. He used to be a Karaoke owner, driver adds. /2
There are dozens of hosts talking about these topics, but this guy is one of the best. "He's from Dongbei (the Northeast), they are funny."
As much as half a million people tune in every day, so the host rakes in a fortune by selling miscellaneous products on his show. /3
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Press conference explaining the 3rd plenum communique has started.
Attending officials:
Han Wenxiu, Executive Deputy Director, Office of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs & head of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group
Mu Hong, Deputy head of the Office of the Central Commission for Deepening Reform /2
Shen Chunyao, Director, Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee
Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education
Tang Fangyu, Deputy Director, Central Policy Research Office /3
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China's Foreign Ministry lists issues that will be waiting for U.S. Secretary of State @SecBlinken when he arrives in Beijing.
The list of issues is wide-ranging and builds on Xi-Biden call earlier this month, it reiterated some of the negative elements in the bilat-tie.
MFA gave the Xi-Biden meeting in SF and their call as the two events that set the stage for Blinken's visit. It repeats some of the text in official readouts after those two events, indicating that the general conditions between China, the U.S. then are still relevant today./2
MFA reiterates the overarching principle guiding China's U.S. policy.
➡️Mutual Respect
➡️Peaceful Co-existence
➡️Win-Win Cooperation
Also the focus of China's stance toward bilat ties this year:
➡️Value peace
➡️Prioritize stability
➡️Uphold credibility /3
🧵Late last night #China's top diplomat Wang Yi held phone calls with his Iranian and Saudi counterparts to discuss the recent hostilities between #Iran and #Israel. Here's what they said, according to an official readout.🇨🇳🇮🇷🇸🇦 #IranIsrael
In the Iranian phone call, Wang said
⭕️China strongly condemns and firmly opposes the attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, regarding it as a serious violation of international law and unacceptable./2
⭕️China has noted Iran's statement that its action taken was limited and was an act of self-defense.
⭕️China appreciates Iran's stress on not targeting regional and neighboring countries as well as its reiteration of continuously pursuing a good-neighborly and friendly policy./3
Xi to Biden: In recent months, our teams followed thru on agreements reached in SF and bilat ties are stabilizing, as is welcomed by many in China, US, and the world. On the other hand, negative elements in bilat ties are on the rise, which is worth our attention. tc
The negative elements mostly refer to Taiwan, Tech sanctions, HK, human rights and South China Sea.
Xi: China would not tolerate outside forces supporting successionists in TW, hope Biden would put the US commitment of not supporting TW independence into action.
Xi: US is on a neverending campaign to suppress Chinese trade & tech. This is not "de-risking" but creates risks. If US wishes to cooperate, China's door remains open, but if US is bent on stripping China of its legitimate rights to growth, China would not sit on its hands.