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    Nian Liu is the FT's China Tech Researcher based in Beijing. She covers China's technology companies, policies, and regulations. Prior to her current post, she reported on business, finance and politics for Handelsblatt and the German News Agency.
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    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
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      Chinese search company plays safe with pre-recorded launch of rival to ChatGPT

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      President opts for greater continuity on economic team despite expectations of shake-up

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    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
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      Baidu and Alibaba tout innovations but are disadvantaged by lack of suitable data and computing power

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      Narrow definition of cases leaves claimants on the hook after state-backed policies drop free care

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      Industry takes stock of damage wrought by years of lockdowns and curbs on gatherings

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      Pfizer’s antiviral ‘more coveted than Moutai’ as authorities restrict imports despite virus wave

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
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      China’s coronavirus exit wave overwhelms one of the country’s best healthcare systems

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
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      ‘Closed loop’ system to protect employees and production likely to be overwhelmed

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
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      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    • Sunday, 11 December, 2022
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      Meituan and Pinduoduo, winners in the pandemic, adapt to renewed competition as curbs are relaxed

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      Violence erupts at Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou as Covid cases rise across country

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    • Sunday, 20 November, 2022
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    • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
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      Local governments are looking for workers to fill factories ahead of peak holiday sales season

    • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
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      Chinese city tiptoes away from zero-Covid

      Some see Shijiazhuang’s loosening of pandemic restrictions as a test case for China’s reopening

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