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China's aircraft carrier Shandong returns to home port after show of might

China's military said on Wednesday the aircraft carrier Shandong had returned to its home port in Hainan "in recent days", after a month-long voyage that included transits around Taiwan for drills and a flex of muscles as far out as the Western Pacific.

Reuters

China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet

When China sailed one of its two active aircraft carriers, the Shandong, east of Taiwan last month as part of military drills surrounding the island, it was showcasing a capability that it has yet to master and could take years to perfect.

Reuters

Five killed in Sinochem chemical plant in Shandong province

Five people were killed, one was missing and another injured after an explosion at a Sinochem chemical plant in eastern China, local government said on Monday.

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Ex-Governor Named Party's Head of Human Resources

Li Ganjie, former Shandong province governor, is a nuclear safety expert and a member of the party’s powerful politburo

Caixin Global

Taiwan says tracking Chinese carrier off its southeast coast

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday that a Chinese carrier group led by the Shandong was about 120 nautical miles off the southeast of the island's coast, the same ship that took part in China's war games around the island earlier this month.

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China 'ready to fight' and slams US for 'illegally trespassing' as Taiwan tensions soar

China's military has completed three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan following the Taiwanese president's trip to the US last week, which were meant as a warning

Daily Mirror

Chinese forces simulate 'sealing off' Taiwan on final day of military drills

China's military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last scheduled day of exercises, as the US Navy said it sailed a guided-missile destroyer through waters claimed by Beijing.

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China Sends Warships, Aircraft near Taiwan for Second Day in Response to US Meeting

China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet and an anti-submarine helicopter also crossed the…

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China aircraft carrier in drills near Taiwan amid rising tension

Shandong carrier reported off east coast as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen flies home after meeting US House Speaker.

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China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

Al Jazeera

China Reports 2 New COVID Deaths as Some Restrictions Eased

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures. The National Health Commission said one death was reported each in the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan. No information was given about the ages…

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What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?

A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China’s Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021.

The Conversation

Did China really deploy tanks to suppress protesters in Henan province?

A video of tanks in China went viral on July 18, 2022, with social media users claiming it shows the Chinese government suppressing protesters in Henan over the ongoing rural banking scandals. However, the video was actually filmed in Rizhao City in Shandong province and according to our sources, the…

France 24

Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars

Records for electricity usage broken in Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu after early summer heatwaves

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Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call

A Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said, just hours before the Chinese and U.S. presidents were due to talk.

Benzinga

Yum China Stock Slides As COVID-19 Resurgence Disrupts Operations

Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE:YUMC) said its first-quarter fiscal 2022 operations are significantly impacted by the highly transmissible Omicron variant causing outbreaks across China, including economically important regions of Guangdong, Shanghai, Shandong, and Jilin. The company noted quarter-to-date case counts for 2022 have surpassed that of the full year 2021. Yum China's same-store…

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China Seeing New Surge in COVID Cases Despite ‘Zero Tolerance'

China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian “zero tolerance” approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland on Monday reported 214 new cases of infection over the previous 24 hours, with the most, 69, in the southern province of Guangdong bordering on…

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