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Images show closed Covid booths in Beijing as cases surge in the Chinese capital. The country is navigating a rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy, unwinding years of hardline restrictions. IMAGES
Images of locked down compounds and queues for Covid testing in Beijing. China currently faces its highest amount of Covid cases since the pandemic began, official data showed Thursday. IMAGES
The streets are quiet on Sunday in Shanghai as China reports 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago. IMAGES
The EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences". "This may be an issue of systemic concern and it may affect all internationally active companies, not only European companies but also Chinese companies," he said. SOUNDBITE
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tells US lawmakers that some US data remains accessible to company staff in China, as he faces brutal questioning in Congress over the app's alleged ties to the government in Beijing. "Today, there is still some data we need to delete," Chew tells the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as he touts a company plan that would take all American data out of the reach of Chinese law. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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