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Covering China @CNNi. Previously China + health security @SCMPNews. Roots @columbiajourn. Usual disclaimers.
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As Xi and Putin pledge to deepen their strategic partnership in Beijing Thursday, here’s a look at how their ties and their countries’ trade from oil to chips have evolved since the start of Russia’s war. cnn.com/2024/05/15/bus…
www.cnn.com How the Ukraine war brought China and Russia closer together | CNN Business As countries around the world ramped up sanctions on Russia in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it became clear that the Russian president still had a powerful...
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A key figure in China's response to the outbreak in Wuhan and scientist will strong international ties, China CDC director Gao Fu has stepped down amid a leadership reshuffle and a restructuring of China CDC's place in the health bureaucracy.
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www.cnn.com Scientist at forefront of China’s early investigations into Covid-19 steps down | CNN George Gao, head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has stepped down after five years at the helm of the health body, ending a tenure that placed him at the fore of early...
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Gao’s age (60) was given as reason for his retirement, while a standard time for male public servants to retire, it’s often not observed. Gao did his PhD at Oxford + was well connected and respected in the internat’l scientific community - the product of a collaborative time
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George Gao stepped down as the director of China CDC, which is now under the supervision of Disease Control Bureau of NHC, suggesting further marginalization of the policymaking role of China CDC.
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As concerns over China's elderly vaccination rates continue, Shanghai officials today said 62% of over-60s were fully vaccinated / 38% boosted.

But a breakdown published in the official People's Daily puts Shanghai's most at-risk age bracket below the national average...