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US President Donald Trump doubles down on calling the coronavirus spreading rapidly across the world the "Chinese Virus," despite protests from Beijing. SOUNDBITE
The Chinese ambassador's diplomatic vehicle goes in and out of the Philippines foreign ministry, as Manila said it had summoned him and flagged the possibility of expelling him after tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend. IMAGES
A Philippine government task force accuses the China Coast Guard of "provacative and irresponsible actions" near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, referring to two collision Sunday with Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops. SOUNDBITE
China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul's imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers due to Covid concerns, Beijing's embassy in Seoul says. IMAGES
Protesters gather near the Liangma river in central Beijing to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES