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221217 -- SHENYANG, Dec. 17, 2022 -- Medical workers work at a fever clinic at Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China s Liaoning Province, Dec. 15, 2022. China is continuing its optimization of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control measures as it shifts the focus of its response strategy from curbing new infections to preventing and treating severe cases. The fever clinic of the hospital is trying its best to ensure the treatment of patients with acute and severe symptoms.  CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-FEVER CLINIC CN YangxQing PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Authorities invest more in disease control

China plans to contain future pandemics with more special teams. Corresponding laws on epidemic prevention have already been presented.

By Fabian Peltsch

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Saudi oil company considers new investments in China

Saudi Arabia plans to deepen its cooperation in energy policy with the People's Republic. The state-owned oil company Aramco is considering new investments in the refinery and petrochemical sectors.

By Marcel Grzanna

epa10568005 Artillery weapons of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, 09 April 2023 (issued 11 April 2023). The Eastern Theater Command of the PLA conducted three days of military drills around the Taiwan Strait from 08 to 10 April. China launched the military exercises in response to the meeting in the United States between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on 05 April.  EPA-EFE/XINHUA / Li Zhenjie CHINA OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT  EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Fear of Beijing: China's neighbors buy more and more weapons

Asia and Oceania are the new capitals of military build-up. No other region in the world has recently sold more weapons, according to a new report by the renowned Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

By Michael Radunski