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Parent company ByteDance struggles to police videos promoting dubious products such as ‘enzyme’ weight loss coffee
Regulator delays authorisation of America-related titles and instead promotes critical volumes
Regulator warns content should embody ‘socialist values’ as Chinese companies race to catch up with US tech
Chinese search company plays safe with pre-recorded launch of rival to ChatGPT
President opts for greater continuity on economic team despite expectations of shake-up
National People’s Congress opens with Xi Jinping planning sweeping changes to further centralise power
Delegates to annual political gathering starting on Saturday compete to get proposals noticed
Baidu and Alibaba tout innovations but are disadvantaged by lack of suitable data and computing power
Medical professionals cite pressure after questions emerge over mortality rates
Narrow definition of cases leaves claimants on the hook after state-backed policies drop free care
Industry takes stock of damage wrought by years of lockdowns and curbs on gatherings
Pfizer’s antiviral ‘more coveted than Moutai’ as authorities restrict imports despite virus wave
China’s coronavirus exit wave overwhelms one of the country’s best healthcare systems
‘Closed loop’ system to protect employees and production likely to be overwhelmed
Official count shows no fatalities in weeks but bodies have been seen at hospitals and crematoria
Meituan and Pinduoduo, winners in the pandemic, adapt to renewed competition as curbs are relaxed
Hospitals ration supplies and long queues form at testing centres as China relaxes restrictions
Alibaba founder continues to slide out of public view after offending Beijing
Foxconn plant workers tell FT of chaos that reveals Apple’s vulnerabilities to Chinese manufacturing shocks
Apple supplier apologises for ‘technical error’ after violent clashes between workers and police
Violence erupts at Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou as Covid cases rise across country
City of Shijiazhuang has shut down, opened up and closed again in 9 days as country battles near record outbreak
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