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BEIJING (Reuters) -The Universal Beijing Resort amusement park closed on Wednesday for COVID-19 prevention measures and the cities of Wuhan and Guangzhou locked down some districts, as cases creep higher in China despite its tough anti-virus policy. The theme park did not indicate when it would reopen but said it would refund or reschedule tickets. …

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By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – The three most glaring omissions from China’s new Communist Party leadership share one common trait: all rose through its Youth League and were considered members of a once-powerful faction whose influence Xi Jinping has now effectively crushed. Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang, both 67 and …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – China is likely to ramp up its diplomatic “attacks” on Taiwan following last week’s twice-a-decade congress, including snatching more of the island’s few remaining diplomatic allies, Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. China’s ruling Communist Party wrapped up its congress on Saturday, cementing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. In a …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit China at Premier Li Keqiang’s invitation on Nov. 1, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Eduardo Baptisa; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

By Eduardo Baptista and Anand Katakam BEIJING (Reuters) – Xi Jinping emerged from the 20th Communist Party Congress with a precedent-breaking third leadership term and a Politburo Standing Committee made up entirely of loyalists, cementing his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong. Under Xi’s decade in power, China has undergone profound change, …

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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that he would begin a protest march with his supporters from the eastern city of Lahore to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday to call for early elections. Smaller protests by Khan’s supporters took place last week after Pakistan’s top election …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her South Korean counterpart condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch on Tuesday after a meeting in Tokyo in which she pledged continued U.S. support for South Korea and Japan. “The Deputy Secretary and First Vice Foreign Minister Cho condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of …

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