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REUTERS/Chris HelgrenOTTAWA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that everyone in China should be allowed to protest and express themselves, and that Canadians were closely watching the protests against the country's zero-COVID policy. "Everyone in China should be allowed to express themselves, should be allowed to share their perspectives and indeed protest." Free China! and "Xi Jinping! Hugh Yu, who said he participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and now lives in Canada, helped organize the Toronto protest.
Protests in China send a chill through global markets
  + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
The protests had an immediate impact on global markets, and raised questions about the path forward for China’s increasingly sluggish economy. The protests began Friday after 10 people were killed in a fire in China’s Xinjiang province, where Covid lockdown restrictions reportedly hindered first responders from reaching the blaze. Step down, Communist Party!”Meanwhile, the prospect of social upheaval in the world’s second-biggest economy has sent a chill through global markets. Oil prices dropped sharply as investors feared that surging Covid cases and protests in China would sap demand from one of the world’s largest oil consumers. To fix its economy, China needs to ease lockdowns to allow its people to get back to their lives.
Easing Covid measures means accepting a rise in cases that is likely to get worse as winter approaches. Residents buy medications at a pharmacy in Shijiazhuang, China, last week. “There will always be complaints.”Though many people in China still support “zero-Covid,” the strict measures have also stoked growing resentment. China is thus now facing a dual challenge, said Donald Low, a professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. “You’re going to see the Hong Kong story played out on a much larger scale” in mainland China, Low said.
ATHENS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A Greek court has acquitted three activists detained in October 2021 after unfurling banners at the Athens Acropolis opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, their lawyer and activists said on Thursday. Those acquitted were 19-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang, 22-year-old Hong Kongese-American Joey Siu and a 35-year old Vietnamese-American activist. They had staged a brief protest at the Acropolis in the Greek capital, holding up a Tibetan flag and a banner reading "Free Hong Kong - Revolution" at a scaffolding surrounding part of the monument. The protest took place hours before a dress rehearsal of the torch-lighting ceremony for the Games in Greece's Olympia, site of the ancient Olympics. "Today's result is a huge victory for the right to peaceful protest and for the Tibetan and Hong Kongese people, said Michael Polak, director of the group."
Mark Edward Harris | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFurthermore, North Korea's reopening depends on two countries — China and Russia. Mark Edward Harris | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBeard agreed, saying travelers still send requests to visit North Korea. North Korea's tourism revenue rose around 400% between 2014 and 2019, according to the North Korea analysis database 38 North. "Our guess is that the DPRK will be one of the last countries to let travelers in," said Vega. Travel brochures promoting North Korea, Tibet and China at a stand at the CMT travel trade fair in January 2020.
Here are key facts on China's zero-COVID policy. Those deemed close contacts of infected people must quarantine, and even distant or potential contact can result in an order to stay home. Arrivals of all nationalities are subject to seven days of quarantine at a facility and three days of home isolation. People must keep a "normal" COVID profile with continual negative test results, no contact with infected people and no visits to risky places. As of Tuesday, 3.44 billion doses had been administered, with over 90% of China's population fully vaccinated.
China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
“The new political ecology also provided more incentive for local governments to impose more draconian Covid control measures,” Huang said. Chinese health officials maintain that changing tack now would risk a huge surge in infections and deaths that could overwhelm the country’s fragile health care system. Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million, imposed sweeping lockdown measures last month after identifying dozens of Covid-19 cases. On Wednesday, the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone, where the Foxconn plant is located, announced new lockdown measures. As the winter approaches, experts warn that China could be hit by a new wave of infections – and a new cycle of draconian lockdowns.
Here are some of the ways that China has changed under Xi. The taming of once-unruly borderlandsThe regions of Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, all far from Beijing, have long created headaches for China's ruling Communist Party. Average particulate matter, a common measure of air pollution, has gradually declined in China since 2017, when Xi Jinping began his second term in office. Extreme poverty eliminated, inequality persistsXi describes elimination of extreme poverty in China as one of the key Communist Party achievements of the past decade. Reuters GraphicsIn 2021, Xi Jinping declared victory over extreme poverty, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day.
"For his policy record, I would pick Hu," said Yu Jie, senior research fellow on China at Chatham House. Hu is depicted in state media as a man of action, sometimes shown checking on planting progress in far-flung provinces. YOUTH LEAGUE ROOTS, POVERTY FIGHTERHu got his start in the party training ground of the Communist Youth League. Despite his Youth League roots - the faction was seen to be a rival to Xi's - Hu has proved his loyalty to Xi, promoting many of his initiatives in rural areas, including the campaign to eradicate poverty. Hu also wrote a paean to Xi's "historic achievements" on rural issues published in the party's official People's Daily in July.
During his time in Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, Wang made his mark by pushing an upgrade of rusting industries and touting socially inclusive policies. Wang was passed over for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee in 2012, but as vice premier he helped oversee China's external economic relations including with the United States. YOUTH LEAGUELike Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Hu Chunhua - another premiership contender - Wang has ties to the Communist Youth League, a faction seen to be a rival to Xi's. In recent years under Xi, Wang has seemingly tempered his reformist tendencies, echoing the party's tough line on sensitive political issues including Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet, while expressing support for Xi. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by James Pomfret; Editing by Tony Munroe and Lincoln Feast.
Visitors are seen silhouetted against a Chinese Communist Party flag displayed at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China September 3, 2022. REUTERS/Florence LoBEIJING, Oct 11 (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party will reshuffle its leadership when it holds a once-in-five-years Congress starting Oct 16, with Xi Jinping widely expected to stay on for a third term as general secretary, China's senior-most position. Economic tsar and Vice Premier Liu He, 70, is due for retirement. The only woman in the Politburo, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, 72, is also due to retire. Xu Qiliang and Zhang Youxia, both military chiefs in the Politburo age 72, are also due to retire.
The body of US mountaineer and extreme skier Hilaree Nelson was found on Wednesday in the Himalayas. A rescue team recovered her body near the peak of Mount Manaslu , the eighth highest summit in the world. Mount Nelson, 49, went missing on Monday as she was attempting to sky down the summit with her partner. Nelson, 49, had gone missing on Monday after falling down the peak of the world's eighth highest peak, Mount Manaslu, per The New York Times. In 2018, they successfully skied down Lhotse, the world's fourth-highest mountain, which straddles Nepal and Tibet, per the Times.
The North Face is dropping the word “sherpa” from the name of its fleece jackets this fall, using the opportunity to highlight the heritage of the Sherpa people. The collection, which was called sherpa fleece jackets and vests, will now be called “pile” fleece, as will all of the company's fleece products moving forward. A Women's High Pile Nuptse Jacket by The North Face. The North Face has credited the Sherpa people for helping guide the company’s athletes for decades during expeditions in the Himalayan mountains. The North Face isn’t the only company to use the word "sherpa" to describe products.
Parlamentul European le cere liderilor UE să refuze invitațiile în China, la Jocurile Olimpice de iarnăParlamentul European cere statelor membre să refuze invitaţiile primite de oficiali guvernamentali și diplomatici la Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă din 2022 din China, pentru a protesta împotriva încălcărilor drepturilor omului, în special în Hong Kong. Într-un text adoptat cu 578 de voturi pentru, 29 de voturi împotrivă şi 73 de abţineri, eurodeputaţii îndeamnă Comisia Europeană, Consiliul UE şi statele membre „să refuze invitaţiile reprezentaţilor guvernamentali şi diplomaţilor de a asista la Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă de la Beijing din 2022, dacă guvernul chinez nu demonstrează o îmbunătăţire tangibilă a situaţiei drepturilor omului în Hong Kong, în regiunea Xinjiang, în Tibet, în Mongolia Interioară şi peste tot în China”, transmite Digi24. PE „condamnă cu cea mai mare fermitate închiderea forţată a ziarului Apple Daily, menţinerea măsurii de îngheţare a activelor sale şi arestarea jurnaliştilor săi, tot atâtea etape parcurse de China în destructurarea societăţii libere din Hong Kong şi în lichidarea definitivă a libertăţii media şi libertăţii de expresie în Hong Kong”, se menţionează în rezoluţia non-legislativă. Eurodeputaţii cer Comisiei Europene şi statelor membre „să facă din legea privind securitatea naţională o prioritate absolută a ordinii de zi a tuturor reuniunilor între Uniunea Europeană şi China, inclusiv cu prilejul consultărilor diplomatice pregătitoare pentru aceste reuniuni”. Această lege, intrată în vigoare pe 30 iunie 2020, a fost impusă de Beijing Hong Kong-ului pentru a obţine din nou controlul acestui teritoriu după mişcarea de contestare populară.
Organizations: Parlamentul European, Parlamentul, UE, Apple, Apple Daily, Uniunea Europeană Locations: China, Parlamentul European, Hong Kong, Beijing, Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia Interioară, colimatorul, Beijing Hong Kong
Astăzi, 23 mai 2021, la 5:00 ora Moldovei, Olga Țapordei, a devenit prima femeie din Moldova care a urcat cel mai înalt munte de pe pământ, Everest 8848m. “Condițiile meteo pentru escaladare sunt cele mai complicate din ultimii zeci de ani, cu vânturi puternice de până la 60km/h. Olga a pornit în expediție pe 18 aprilie, iar în dimineața zilei de 23 mai a atins cel mai înalt vârf din lume. Vârful Everest este cel mai înalt punct de pe Pământ, cu o altitudine de 8848 m deasupra nivelului mării. Numele din limba engleză, Everest, a fost dat în onoarea topografului britanic Sir George Everest.
Persons: Olga Țapordei, Olgăi . Olga, Sir George Everest Locations: Moldovei, Moldova, Nepal, Tibet, China
A fost cel mai grav sezon al incendiilor din punct de vedere numeric din 2012, când guvernul a început să monitorizeze fenomenul. ''Incendiile de pădure sunt cauza principală pentru nivelul crescut de poluare din Kathmandu şi multe alte locuri'', a declarat Sharma pentru Reuters. Oficialul nu a menţionat un motiv care să fi determinat această creştere.Indexul pentru calitatea aerului (AQI) în Kathmandu s-a ridicat vineri la un nivel toxic de 174, potrivit datelor publicate pe iqair.com, un site care monitorizează calitatea aerului. Un nivel al AQI sub 50 este considerat benefic. ''Nivelurile de poluare s-au redus în multe locuri, dar nu sunt suficient de adecvate pentru a respira normal'', a spus Indu Bikram Joshi, un purtător de cuvânt al Ministerului Mediului.
Persons: Reuters, Oficialul Organizations: Mediului Locations: Nepalului, India, Tibet, China.Nu, Kathmandu, Nepal
50 of the world’s best breads
  + stars: | 2019-10-15 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +33 min
In alphabetical order by location, here are 50 of the world’s most wonderful breads. Roti gambang, IndonesiaShutterstockPalm sugar and cinnamon lend a light, aromatic sweetness to roti gambang, a tender wheat bread that’s an old-fashioned favorite at Jakarta bakeries. This is where locals bring rounds of tender wheat dough ready to bake into khobz kesra, one of the country’s homiest breads. Gyeran-ppang, South KoreaShutterstockThere’s buried treasure within every loaf of gyeran-ppang, individually sized wheat breads with a whole egg baked inside. To make malawach, bakers roll wheat dough into a delicate sheet and fold it over a slick of melted butter.
Persons: William Rubel, , Afghanistan Johannes Eisele, lavash, it’s, de, whirl, Egypt Jen Rose Smith, El Salvador Lane Turner, you’ll, Joya de Cerén, injera, France Enrico Spanu, You’re, munch, Jim Chevallier, Emmanuel Macron, Pai bao, confections, snacking, Dökkt, rúgbrauð, India Stuart Freedman, Roti, Iran Behrouz Mehri, sangak –, crumb, Italy Bruce Bisping, Arnaldo Cavallari, Kare, ” Karepanman, Jordan Shutterstock, canai, sourdough, , Mexico Lisa Cherkasky, Morocco Bartosz, Luke E, Rēwena parāoa, haven’t, Broa, South Korea Shutterstock, kisra, Balep, Lama, United States Dixie, Lily, White Lily, , Uzbekistan Shutterstock Flatbreads, they’re, Areperos Organizations: CNN, Getty, UNESCO Intangible Heritage, Montreal bagels, Fairmount, Boston Globe, pats, UNESCO, le, swabbing, National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Jerusalem, Star Tribune, The Washington Post, Amsterdam’s, Vikings, Sri, Brewers, Turkey VW, Biscuits, United, Washington Post, Uzbekistan Shutterstock Locations: Germany’s Westphalia, Afghanistan, AFP, Lavash, Armenia, Australia, Luchi, Bangladesh, Dhaka, de queijo, Brazil, Montreal, Canada, Marraqueta, Chile, Chilean, el brazo, ” Shaobing, China, Sichuan, Cubano, Cuba, Cuban, Havana, Miami, Florida, Libba, Egypt, El Salvador, San Salvador, Joya, Injera, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, injera, Baguette, France, Paris, Khachapuri, Georgia, Pumpernickel, Germany, Soest that’s, Hong Kong, Dökkt rúgbrauð, Iceland, Laugarvatn, Paratha, India, Roti gambang, Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesian, Gouda, Edam, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Tel Aviv, you’ll, United States, Ciabatta, Italy, Jamaica, South America, Caribbean, Japan, panko, Amman, canai, Malaysia, Malta, Maltese, Mexico, kesra, Morocco, Moroccan medina, ferran, Navajo, Arizona, New Mexican, powwows, Netherlands, San Francisco, New Zealand, Lefse, Norway, Europe, Norwegian, Podplomyk, Poland, milho, Portugal, Americas, Karavai, Russia, Sardinia, of Piedmont, there’s, Proja, Serbia, Serbian, South Korea, Seoul, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Kisra, Sudan, South Sudan, Sweden, Sweden’s, Balep korkun, Tibet, Simit, Turkey, Istanbul, United Kingdom, British, Uzbekistan, Arepa, Venezuela, Venezuelan, Malawach, Yemen
Filmul a fost interzis în Myanmar din cauza impactului negativ major pe care l-ar putea avea asupra populației. Filmul a fost interzis în Marea Britanie, Germania de Vest, Norvegia și Islanda, din cauza scenelor de violență „extremă”. Totuși, din cauza scenelor de violență sexuală, acest film a fost interzis în Irlanda până în 2000, iar în Marea Britanie a fost imposibil de găsit timp de 30 de ani. Filmul a fost interzis în Australia până în 1993, interdicția fiind impusă din nou în 1998. Pelicula „Life of Brian” a fost interzisă în Irlanda și Norvegia, fiind considerată o blasfemie.
Persons: Rambo, Ben -, Ben Hur, Alex, Anthony Burgess ., Vinci, Robert Langdon, Tom Hanks, Langdon, Sophie Neveu, Audrey, Leonard da Vinci, Grey, Pasolini, Heinrich Harrer, Brad Pitt, austriac Heinrich Harrer, . El, Brian, Brian din, Crăciun, Iisus Organizations: Asia ., Orange, Luvru Locations: american, Vietnam, Asia, Myanmar, Texas, Britanie, Germania de Vest, Norvegia, Islanda, China, Irlanda, Samoa, India, Malaezia, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Kenya, Indonezia, Cambodgia ş.a, Sodom, Italiei, Australia, Tibet, austriac, Austria, Himalaya, Brian din Nazaret, romanilor
Hu Jintao Fast Facts
  + stars: | 2012-12-20 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
1982-1985 - Works for the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, eventually becoming its leader. 1992-1997 - Member of the 14th CPC Central Committee, the Politburo and the Standing Committee. 1993-2002 - President CPC, Central Committee’s Central Party School. 1997-2002 - Member of the 15th CPC Central Committee, the Politburo, the Standing Committee and later the Secretariat. 2002 - Becomes a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, the Politburo and the Standing Committee.
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