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A health worker wearing a protective suit holds checklists as they walk out from a barricaded community that was locked down for health monitoring following the COVID-19 case detected in the area, Monday, March 28, 2022, in Beijing. China began its largest lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in its largest city of Shanghai as questions are raised about the economic toll of the nation's &quot;zero-COVID&quot; strategy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Shanghai starts China’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years

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Workers line up for COVID test outside an office building on Monday, March 14, 2022, in Beijing. Chinese authorities reported more than 1,300 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 across dozens of mainland cities Monday as the fast-spreading variant commonly known as &quot;stealth omicron&quot; fuels China's biggest outbreak in two years. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen on a billboard with the slogan, &quot;Administer Xinjiang according to law, unite and stabilize the territory, culturally moisturize the territory, enrich the people and rejuvenate the territory, and build the territory for a long term,&quot; in Yarkent County in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on March 21, 2021. Four years after Beijing's brutal crackdown on largely Muslim minorities native to Xinjiang, Chinese authorities are dialing back the region's high-tech police state and stepping up tourism. But even as a sense of normality returns, fear remains, hidden but pervasive. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Desert-circling rail line latest link in China’s push for influence, control

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

A man wearing a mask passes by a sign ahead of the Auto Shanghai 2021 show in Shanghai on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Automakers from around the world are showcasing their latest products this week in the world's biggest market for auto vehicles. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

New SUV models star at China auto show under virus controls

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A medical worker stands near billboards portraying renowned Chinese Dr. Zhong Nanshan with the words &quot;Vaccine China Made&quot; at a vaccination site in Beijing on Friday, April 9, 2021. China's success at controlling the coronavirus outbreak has resulted in a population that has seemed almost reluctant to get vaccinated. Now, it is accelerating its inoculation campaign by offering incentives — free eggs, store coupons and discounts on groceries and merchandise — to those getting a shot. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China ramps up vaccination drive with free eggs, other goods

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

A currency trader walks near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 2, 2021. Asian shares were higher Friday after a broad rally pushed the S&amp;P 500 past 4,000 points for the first time. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Global stocks rise; Treasury yields rally after jobs report

By STAN CHOE - Associated Press

In this Dec. 16, 2020, photo released by Harvey Smith, he poses for a photo as he makes his round on the U.S.-owned Horizon Spirit getting overhauled at the dock in Nantong, eastern China's Jiangsu Province. The crew of the Horizon Spirit plan to spend Christmas looking after their 800-foot (240-meter) long container ship in a southern Chinese shipyard while they are barred, like thousands of sailors worldwide, from going ashore due to coronavirus restrictions. (Harvey Smith via AP)

Anti-virus controls strand merchant sailors aboard ships

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Zhong Hanneng talks about how her son, Peng Yi, had trouble getting tested for COVID-19 and eventually died from the disease, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Widespread test shortages and problems at a time when the coronavirus arguably could have been curbed were caused largely by secrecy and cronyism at China’s top disease control agency, an Associated Press investigation has found. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

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People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus chat each other as a man performs morning exercise at a park in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China tests millions after coronavirus flareups in 3 cities

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In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 photo, the figure of Ant Group's mascot is displayed at the Ant Group office in Hong Kong. China's Ant Group will try to raise nearly $35 billion in its initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which would make it the largest share offering in history. Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group, which operates a suite of financial products including the widely-used Alipay digital wallet in China and one of the world's largest money market funds, will hold dual listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Market debut of Chinese e-finance giant Ant Group postponed

By ZEN SOO and JOE MCDONALD - Associated Press

In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, photo, the figure of the Ant Group's mascot is displayed at the office in Hong Kong. The world's largest fintech company, China's Ant Group, will try to raise nearly $35 billion in a massive public offering of stock that would shatter records. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Here’s why Ant Group is about to shatter IPO records

By ZEN SOO - Associated Press

This Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, satellite image released by NASA shows Typhoon Hagupit over Taiwan, center left. The typhoon brought high winds and heavy rains to China's eastern coastal areas including the financial hub of Shanghai early Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. China had ordered evacuations of vulnerable coastal areas in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces to the south, recalled fishing boats and suspended ferry service and some trains. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)

Heavy rains hit eastern China from weakening tropical storm

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The Disneyland theme park is seen in Shanghai as the theme park reopened, Monday, May 11, 2020. Visits will be limited initially and must be booked in advance, and the company said it will increase cleaning and require social distancing in lines for the various attractions. With warmer weather and new coronavirus cases and deaths falling to near-zero, China has been reopening tourist sites such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing.(AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Disneyland in Shanghai reopens with anti-virus controls

By Sam McNeil - Associated Press

The ceremony for the reopening of the Disneyland theme park is held in Shanghai Monday, May 11, 2020. Visits will be limited initially and must be booked in advance, and the company said it will increase cleaning and require social distancing in lines for the various attractions. With warmer weather and new coronavirus cases and deaths falling to near-zero, China has been reopening tourist sites such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing.(AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls

By SAM McNEIL - Associated Press

Daniel Hsu, a Chinese American, poses for a portrait near the apartment he has been renting in Shanghai, China on Monday, April 13, 2020. He has been kept from leaving China by an exit ban issued by the Chinese authorities in hopes of pressuring his father to return to China to face criminal charges. (AP Photo)

US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter

By ERIKA KINETZ - Associated Press

Daniel Hsu, a Chinese American, poses for a portrait near the apartment he has been renting in Shanghai, China on Monday, April 13, 2020. He has been kept from leaving China by an exit ban issued by the Chinese authorities in hopes of pressuring his father to return to China to face criminal charges. (AP Photo)

‘No remedy, no rights’: China blocks foreigners from leaving

By ERIKA KINETZ - Associated Press

Finnair plans joint venture with China’s Juneyao Air

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A view of the empty Dacia Arena stadium in Udine, Northern Italy, prior to the Italian Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Fiorentina, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Serie A played on Sunday despite calls from Italy’s sports minister and players’ association president to suspend the games in Italy’s top soccer division. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

List of sports events affected by the virus from China

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A view of the empty Juventus stadium, as a measure against coronavirus contagion, prior to the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Inter, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Serie A played on Sunday despite calls from Italy’s sports minister and players’ association president to suspend the games in Italy’s top soccer division. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

List of sports events affected by the virus from China

By The Associated Press - Associated Press