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Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
As China grapples with its first-ever national COVID-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed.

China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases
China's National Health Commission said in a statement it would no longer publish daily data and that "from now on, the Chinese CDC will release relevant COVID information for reference and research."

China halts climate and military dialogue with US over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
Tensions are rising rapidly as China retaliates against Nancy Pelosi's visit. The White House summoned China's ambassador to protest what it called China's "irresponsible" actions since the visit.

Biden and China’s Xi discuss tensions over Taiwan
The divisions over Taiwan come amid several challenges between the two superpowers: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. tariffs and Chinese aggression in the Pacific.

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies
The top U.N. human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of measures on the rights of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.

Shanghai discharges thousands of patients as lockdown continues
Shanghai has discharged over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients and health authorities emphasize that they must be allowed to return home despite the lockdown that has severely restricted movement in China’s largest city.

Biden talks with China’s Xi, aims to press him on Russia war
President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke Friday via a video call as the White House looks to deter Beijing from providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

UK independent body: China committed genocide in Xinjiang
An independent and unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people has concluded that the Chinese government committed genocide and crimes against humanity.

Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment
Yahoo Inc. says it has pulled out of China, citing an “increasingly challenging business and legal environment.”

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
A Chinese court has sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble."