The city of Meizhou reported a “once-in-a-century” flood, with at least 38 people dying in one county alone.
Tag: Fujian Province (China)
Expressway Collapses in Southern China Amid Heavy Rains, Killing 36
The road gave way Wednesday morning in an apparent landslide. At least 30 other people were injured, many of them seriously.
China’s Dispute With Taiwan Is Playing Out Near This Tiny Island
A fatal episode off Kinmen, a Taiwanese-controlled island, has become the latest occasion for Beijing to warn and test Taiwan’s president-elect.
Typhoon Doksuri Grazes Taiwan and the Philippines on Its Way to China
China’s coastal cities are bracing for Typhoon Doksuri, which is expected to make landfall on Friday, packing torrential rain and wind speeds equivalent to those of a Category 1 hurricane.
Meet the Xi Jinping Loyalist Now Overseeing China’s Economy
He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter state control.
In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up
China’s one-child policy has led to too few women. Grooms are now paying more money for wives, in a tradition that has faced growing resistance.
China’s Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a NYT Investigation
Times reporters spent over a year combing through government bidding documents that reveal the country’s technological road map to ensure the longevity of its authoritarian rule.
China Says It Has Vaccinated 1 Billion People
The country stepped closer to its goal of inoculating 80 percent of its population of 1.4 billion by the end of the year.
China Says It Has Vaccinated 1 Billion People
The country stepped closer to its goal of inoculating 80 percent of its population of 1.4 billion by the end of the year.
China’s Fujian Province Reports Delta Outbreak
Cities across the province are undergoing mass testing and other disruptions in keeping with the country’s zero-Covid strategy, but health experts warn such measures come at a punishing economic and social cost.