Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.
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China’s Russian Town Has Log Cabins and Cyrillic Signs, but No Russians
Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists.
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
Beijing Tells City Residents to Stay Home as Strong Winds Hit China
Beijing residents were told to stay home, tourist sites were closed and thousands of flights were canceled across the country.
Heavy Rains Lash Southern China, Killing at Least 9
Rains set off landslides and inundated villages in the south, forcing thousands to evacuate. In the north, residents sweltered through a drought.
More Than 50 Missing After Coal Mine Collapses in Northern China
By Thursday, four deaths had been confirmed as rescuers worked to save miners at the site in Inner Mongolia.
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Pursuit Causes Mayhem Ahead of Party Conclave
Tourists are stranded, residents confined at home. Covid flare-ups and the accompanying lockdowns are causing disruptions ahead of a key Chinese Communist Party meeting.
In China, Apple Compromises on Censorship and Surveillance
Apple built the world’s most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese government.
Curbs on Mongolian Language Teaching Prompt Large Protests in China
“Mongolian is our mother language,” the students shouted. Rights activists say the demonstrations are the biggest in the northern region since 2011.
Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says
A city put control measures in place after one confirmed case of the disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages.