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Beijing, Mar 8 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wu Hong). Ning Jizhe, vice president of the National Development and Reform Commission, and other members of the Commission held a press conference to discuss the implementation of the new five-year plan (2021-2025) that is expected to be tested this Thursday during the closure of the National People's Assembly that takes place in Beijing. FOOTAGE FROM THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF NING JIZHE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM.
China says it "poses no threat" to any country, after Australia's first National Defence Strategy signalled a new focus on deterring Beijing's "coercive tactics". "China poses no threat to any country," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says in a briefing, urging Canberra to "refrain from making accusations against China at every turn". SOUNDBITE
British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE
The International Olympic Committee would support an inquiry into the allegations made by Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai -- if she wants one, its president Thomas Bach said on Thursday. IMAGES
The US won't send diplomatic representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and "contribute to the fanfare of the Games", "given the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang", says White House press secretary Jen Psaki. SOUNDBITE
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