Asia
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Chinese COVID whistleblower due for release from prison after 4 years for 'provoking trouble'
Zhang Zhan, 40, was convicted by a Shanghai court in December 2020 for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" and sentenced to four years in prison
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Japanese embassy says Biden's reference to country being 'xenophobic' is 'unfortunate'
The president made the comment during a campaign event on Wednesday, where he grouped Japan with other countries that were having economic issues because of their immigration policies. But Japan is a close ally of the United States.
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San Francisco zoo to receive pandas from China
China has, for decades, pursued a policy of so-called "panda diplomacy," in which the country loans the species to other nations to foster goodwill.