One man’s demands became the rallying cries for the country’s biggest demonstrations in a generation.
Tag: Beijing (China)
After Fanning Covid Fears, China Must Now Try to Allay Them
Beijing had long warned that the only effective response was testing, quarantine and lockdowns. As it shifts policy, it must change how it portrays the risks.
How China’s Police Used Phones and Faces to Track Protesters
After a weekend of protests, the authorities in China are using the country’s all-seeing surveillance apparatus to find those bold enough to defy them.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Anxiety in China
Plus Ukraine updates, a U.S.-Iran World Cup preview and a “She Said” interview.
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.
Your Thursday Briefing: Bombs Kill a Teenager in Jerusalem
Plus: Blackouts in Ukraine, Japan’s soccer triumph and an A.I. Thanksgiving menu.
Photos from China’s Latest Covid-19 Lockdowns
Empty streets, shuttered shops, long lines at coronavirus testing sites and other scenes from China as it tries to combat rapidly spreading outbreaks in cities across the country.
Beijing Is Tackling Air Pollution. Why Can’t New Delhi?
The return of smog season in India’s capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed. The answer may be largely political.
Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.
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.