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‘The point of coming here is pretty obvious’: Kim Jong-un impersonator gatecrashes PM’s event

The prime minister received an unwanted birthday present on Friday when the lookalike entered a secure area.

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A Kim Jong Un impersonator known as “Howard X” gatecrashed an event for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, to show his support for a Liberal candidate Gladys Liu.

China’s major escalation of COVID-19 restrictions as it fights its worst outbreak since Wuhan

There is little holiday spirit in China as the government doubles down on its zero-COVID policy.

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Zero COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas in Shanghai on Friday compared with 108 on Thursday.

Health workers break down 92-year-old’s door and drag her out, in the dead of the night

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Residents rests at a temporary hospital converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center to quarantine COVID-positive people in Shanghai, China on April 18.

The biggest risk to the global economy that no one is talking about

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Western Shanghai has extended its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions as case numbers surge.

Could the election offer a fresh start for Australia’s fractured relationship with China?

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Can the election bring a fresh start in Australia’s fractured relationship with China?

EXPLAINED: How did the Chinese government get so powerful?

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‘China’s Government Explained’ title card with image of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong