Taiwan’s president visited the United States this past week and met with the House speaker, angering Beijing, which had threatened consequences.
Author: Vivian Wang
China Appoints Xi Jinping Loyalist Li Qiang as Premier
The former Communist Party leader of Shanghai and now occupying the No. 2 spot, Mr. Li is among the men who will be leading the nation for the next five years.
China, Still Trying to Play Down Balloon, Finds It’s Getting Harder to Do
Beijing has accused the United States of waging “information and public opinion warfare.” But analysts say a lack of credible messaging from China is not helping.
China to Drop Covid Quarantine for Incoming Travelers
From Jan. 8, visitors will be required to show only a negative P.C.R. test taken within 48 hours. The restrictions had cut the country off from the rest of the world for nearly three years.
China’s Covid Restrictions Collide With Beijing’s Social Contract
The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.
At a China Covid Protest, a Mix of Giddy Elation and Anxiety
In a country where protests are swiftly quashed, many who gathered to voice their discontent — under the watchful eye of the police — were uncertain about how far to go.
A Godfather of Chinese Nationalism Has Second Thoughts
Wang Xiaodong, once called the standard-bearer of Chinese nationalism, now fends off criticisms of being too moderate, even a traitor. “They’ve forgotten,” he said, “I created them.”
Beijing Turns Into a Fortress Ahead of the Communist Party Congress
The authorities in China have arrested a million criminal suspects, curbed travel to Beijing to keep Covid out, and deployed an army of neighborhood monitors.
In China, Living Not ‘With Covid,’ but With ‘Zero Covid’
The country’s strict coronavirus restrictions dictate the patterns of daily life, like waiting in line for frequent Covid tests and stocking up on extra groceries in case of lockdown.
‘At the Breaking Point’: Tibetans, Under Lockdown, Make Rare Cries for Help
China’s ever-tightening Covid rules have prompted public complaints from residents of areas usually intimidated into keeping quiet.