China has embraced a plea deal system, but lawyers and scholars fear that it is being abused to further erode individual rights — and for shakedowns.
Tag: Shenyang (China)
Murder and Magic Realism: A Rising Literary Star Mines China’s Rust Belt
In gritty tales from China’s northeast, Shuang Xuetao chronicles a traumatic chapter of Chinese history with fresh resonance today: the mass layoffs that afflicted the region in the 1990s.
How Lockdowns in China Have Further Bogged Down the Supply Chain
China’s Covid lockdowns and restrictions are holding up truck drivers who carry crucial components among factories and take products to ports, posing a new disruption to the global supply chain.
Lockdowns in China Block Truck Shipments and Close Factories
China’s Covid lockdowns and restrictions are holding up truck drivers who carry crucial components among factories and bring products to ports, posing a new disruption to the global supply chain.
This Chinese City Requires 28 Days of Quarantine. Then Another 28.
The restrictions in Shenyang are a stark example of how seriously officials are taking the country’s “zero Covid” approach to the pandemic.