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US human trafficking report singles out China and Russia, as Beijing hits back

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The US Department of State has cited China and Russia as two of the worst offenders of human trafficking. In a 634-page annual report released on July 19, 2022, Washington accused Beijing of “widespread forced labour” of Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang, as well as exploiting labour for its Belt and Road Initiative. China hit back,…

'It’s hard to talk about dreams now': ​​A Hongkonger reflects on two decades living in Beijing

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube There are about 370,000 Hong Kong people living and working in mainland China as of November 2020. Among them is Bing Chiu, who moved to Shanghai in 1998 then Beijing to work in the advertising industry. Bing said he initially had to adjust to the more political environment in the Chinese capital, but he went on…

Beijing imposes new COVID curbs over nightclub virus cluster

Mass Covid-19 testing and neighbourhood lockdowns have been reimposed in Beijing and Shanghai after new virus clusters. The strict Heavy-handed measures are taking their toll on the economy, with new data pointing to a difficult recovery. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our…

Peking duck sales spike in Beijing despite city’s Covid-19 ban on indoor dining

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Some restaurants have set up stalls on the pavement for takeaway as the Chinese capital Beijing has banned people from dining out, in a bid to contain its small Covid-19 outbreak. The ban on people consuming food inside restaurants, imposed on May 1, 2022, means eateries in the city have to rely on takeaway to survive….

Beijing students protest Covid-19 curbs on campus in rare act of defiance

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hundreds of students at an elite Beijing university protested against strict Covid-19 curbs on campus, in a rare show of defiance. Anger mounted over the weekend at Peking University after the school tried to erect a wall and banned food deliveries. Across Beijing, most restaurants and public spaces have temporarily closed and millions of residents must…

Beijing Railway Station empties as China battles its largest Covid-19 outbreak

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube More than 82,000 people across mainland China are now reported to be infected with Covid-19 as of March 31, 2022. Officials say the new Omicron BA.2 variant is to blame for the latest and most serious outbreak in the country since early 2020. In China’s capital, the Beijing Railway Station is eerily deserted after people have…

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