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China may not pay for climate change despite being ‘biggest annual emitter’

The?United Nations?considered?China?a developing nation in 1992, however, things have now changed as the country is now the world’s second-largest economy. “China?is the biggest annual emitter of planet-warming greenhouse gases,” The Washington Post reported. However, the UN’s classification for?China?has remained the same for the past thirty years. According to diplomats from developed nations, the classification has enabled China to avoid paying for helping poor nations to tackle the effects

30 Nov, 2022

Demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 restrictions clash with police in Shanghai

Shanghai [China], November 28 (ANI): Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai as protests over China?s severe COVID-19 restrictions continued into the third day and spread to several other cities. Angry crowds took to the streets of Shanghai in the early hours of Sunday morning, with protesters calling for an end to lockdowns, as China grapples with mounting public unrest against its zero-Covid policy, reported Al Jazeera. The latest demonstrations have been unprecedented in ma

30 Nov, 2022

IMF asks China to boost vaccination, recalibrate strategy to fight Covid

The?International?Monitory Fund (IMF) has asked?China?to ramp up its COVID-19 vaccinations while stressing the need to recalibrate the strategy to deal with the virus to address challenges arising from the property sector, and slowing global demand. This recommendation came after an annual review of China’s economic policies which saw virtual discussions between the?IMF?and several senior policy officials on reform progress and challenges, and policy responses. IMF?noted?China?weathered the in

30 Nov, 2022