Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans last November 

It is clear the authorities are still on edge. And that includes those policing the online environment for the whole of the country. 

The 'Great Firewall' grows: China toughens censorship in wake of protests

Dragon and lion dances mark Jersey's first ever Lunar New Year celebrations 

People across China are ringing in the Lunar New Year with family gatherings after the government lifted its strict zero-Covid policy.

China celebrates Lunar New Year with most Covid rules lifted

Within weeks of the Covid controls being dropped last month, people were falling sick in even the most remote corners of the country. 

Rural China braces for world’s largest human migration amid soaring Covid cases

A young girl sits on her dad's shoulders in China.

By the end of 2022 China's population fell by 850,000 compared with the previous year.

Why China's population has fallen for the first time in more than 60 years

ITV News Asia Correspondent Debi Edward delivers a special report on the fallout from the abandonment of China's zero-Covid policy.

What China looks like after the abrupt abandonment of its zero-Covid policy 

Elliot was born in December 2019 just as Covid gripped China. An end to travel restrictions means he'll meet his grandparents for the first time this year.

Three-year-old to finally meet Chinese grandparents as travel restrictions end

China has scrapped quarantine requirements for travellers in a major shift away from the country's now-scrapped "zero-Covid" policy.

China reopens borders after three years amid surge in cases

It follows the US, Italy, India, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan announcing new screening measures after the end of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy.

Travellers from China to require negative Covid-19 test to enter UK from January

Several countries have introduced fresh Covid checks after China lifted its stringent zero Covid policies.

Spain announces Covid checks on passengers from China

The government appeared to backtrack on its stance that there were 'no plans' to introduce measures.

UK Covid checks on travellers from China 'under review', says defence secretary

The UK said it has 'no plans' to introduce new measures and join the likes of Italy, Japan, India and the US.

US imposes new mandatory Covid tests for travellers from China

Passengers prepare to board a flight at the airport in north-central China's Jiangxi province on Nov. 1, 2022. The Chinese government said Tuesday, Dec. 27 it will start issuing new passports as it dismantles anti-virus travel barriers, setting up a potential flood of millions of tourists out of China for next month's Lunar New Year holiday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Authorities said China will "gradually resume" allowing foreign visitors into the country, but it gave no indication when full-scale tourism would restart.

China begins gradual border reopening as it ends strict zero Covid policy

China says it will drop a Covid quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting from January 8.

China to drop Covid quarantine for incoming passengers

FILE - In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China’s military sent 71 planes, including J16 fighter jets, and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a U.S. annual defense spending bill passed on Saturday.(Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

The military exercise is being seen as retaliation for the US's support of the self-governing island.

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