カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Loosening controls further could spark a devastating outbreak, but tightening the rules again could trigger unrestAt the end of October, Xi Jinping had secured his position as China’s most powerful leader in decades, his grip on the country cemented by…
Testing booths removed in Beijing as cities across China ease commuter rules following unprecedented protestsCovid-19 testing booths were removed in Beijing on Friday, while Shenzhen followed other cities in announcing it would no longer require commut…
Backing down from existing policies remains a political problem of the first orderChina’s government looks to be starting to roll back its zero-Covid policy. But after three years of saying the resource-intensive, economically damaging elimination stra…
Crackdown on virtual private networks, which protesters used to access banned non-Chinese news and social media appsChinese authorities have initiated the highest “emergency response” level of censorship, according to leaked directives, including a cra…
Sun Chunlan says Omicron less pathogenic as Beijing appears to respond to protestsChina’s zero-Covid policy explained in 30 secondsOne of China’s most senior pandemic response officials has said the country is entering a “new stage and mission”, in the…
Three years into the pandemic, China is still relying on snap lockdowns and mass testing – and that could spell trouble for the global economyProtests against pandemic restrictions in China could unleash a new wave of volatility into a global economy a…
Protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, according to witnesses and footage. Video shared on social media shows security personnel in hazmat suits forming shoulder-to-shoulder ranks and taking cover under riot shields to make their way down a …
Four people give their take on the protests against China’s zero Covid policyProtests against China’s zero Covid policy have continued in cities including Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu. The protests are a remarkable expression of defiance in a country …
Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low riskAuthorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing, where protesters scuffled with police on Tuesday night, as pol…
Living under China’s policy to suppress Covid cases means days are filled with health codes, the constant threat of shutdowns and moments of hopeLife in Beijing these days is spent either in lockdown or preparing for lockdown. Stockpiling food at home…
New Zealand’s health services go to court over guardianship of four-month-old boy whose parents have not let heart operation go aheadNew Zealand’s health service has made a court application over the guardianship of a four-month-old baby whose parents …
Police in major cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai, have increased efforts to crackdown on zero-Covid protests. According to footage circulating on social media, police have made at least one arrest. Police are patrolling areas where p…
Veterans of Hong Kong’s 2019 protests see echoes in mainland’s anti-Covid anger, but fear a similar outcomeJack*, a Hongkonger, used to have a grim view of mainland Chinese people, but the protests over anti-Covid restrictions that exploded across Chin…
China’s foreign ministry has defended the Communist party’s zero-Covid policy amid rare protests within the country.The foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, paused for a long time when asked by a reporter if China would reconsider the policy giv…