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Tag: Shanghai (China)
Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
A chanting crowd called for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns.
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.
A loyal aide in Shanghai takes a leading role in Beijing.
Li Qiang is now China’s second-highest official after Xi Jinping. Mr. Li’s time in Shanghai had raised questions about whether he would rise to the party’s highest levels.
China’s Covid-Testing Strategy Comes Under Strain
Bills are piling up and infections are spreading, yet there are no signs that Beijing plans to rethink a cornerstone of its pandemic policy.
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.
China’s ‘Absurd’ Covid Propaganda Stirs Rebellion
The use of propaganda in the country has been on overdrive in the pandemic, with some Chinese citizens arguing the language has bordered on “nonsense.”
China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Bind: No Easy Way Out Despite the Cost
From vaccines to propaganda, Beijing has prioritized politics over science, creating conditions that make it difficult for China to join other countries in adapting to life with the coronavirus.
China Imposes More Covid Lockdowns, Stoking Anxiety
Nearly every province has recorded infections in recent days, leaving some 60 million residents locked down. Weariness is growing by the day as the restrictions go on seemingly without end.
China’s Covid Lockdowns Strand Tourists
Tens of thousands of domestic travelers were stuck at their summer vacation destinations after local outbreaks forced them into quarantine.