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China ushered in 2023 by scrapping its zero-Covid policy. But the country’s long-awaited reopening revealed the full extent of the damage wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sino-US ties took a turn for the worse with the flare-ups such as the spy balloon controversy, but the year ended on a relatively hopeful note with a presidential summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden. From the South China Sea dispute to closer ties with Russia, China extended its influence further abroad, including marking a decade since the launch of Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative. Here are the biggest news events that unfolded in China in 2023.
