The #AustralianGovernment has rolled out the welcome mat as #China’s premier, #LiQiang, visited #Canberra, but his visit may have been overshadowed by an apparent attempt by #ChineseOfficials to block the view of the formerly detained #AustralianJournalist, #ChengLei, during a signing ceremony. #AsiaPacific

Chinese premier’s #Australia visit overshadowed by officials’ apparent attempt to block Cheng Lei’s view at event
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/17/chinese-premier-li-qiang-australia-visit-detained-journalist-cheng-lei-signing-ceremony

WSJ—Iterations of the #Omicron variant are spreading rapidly in #China after officials relaxed #zero-Covid controls in place for most of the #pandemic and hospitals are strained, employees have said. #Chineseofficials have reported a modest rise in #Covid-19 cases and deaths, but some public-health experts and relatives of the deceased suspect a #higher toll.

#ItIsNotOver #China

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19s-spread-in-china-might-tell-us-how-deadly-omicron-really-is-11671834615

China Caught Using Syrian War Photos to Denounce U.S. on Afghanistan

#culture #news #afghanistan #china #chinesegovernment #chineseofficials #misinformation #misuse #photojournalist #syria #syrianphotographer #theft #twitter