Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media

STORY: Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media reports DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of airplanes and Chinese tourists 2. various of screenshots of headlines STORYLINE: Travel restrictions imposed by a few countries on Chinese tourists are "ridiculous," said some media reports on the latest discriminatory entry requirements targeting China. On Saturday, an article published by the Atlantic agreed that these measures have "no scientific basis" and pointed out that "travel restrictions can't stop COVID from crossing borders." The story goes on to say that the vast majority of China's locally acquired cases are being caused by two Omicron lineages that are "old news elsewhere." And now, the article says, the most dangerous new variant is "from New York -- XBB.1.5 -- which the U.S. is now busy exporting to the rest of the world." TodayOnline, a Singaporean news website, quoted infectious disease experts as s

China papers report little on Nobel Peace Prize

China papers report little on Nobel Peace Prize

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Oct. 9, 2010, issues of major Chinese newspapers carrying few headlines on the announcement that the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-CONTAINMENT MEASURES

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-COVID-19-CONTAINMENT MEASURES

(220109) -- XI'AN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Few cars run on a road in Qujiang New District of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 23, 2021. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF JAN. 9, 2022 (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

China papers report little on Nobel Peace Prize

China papers report little on Nobel Peace Prize

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Oct. 9, 2010, issues of major Chinese newspapers carrying few headlines on the announcement that the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo)