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Tag: Sichuan Province (China)
At Least 4 Dead and Dozens Missing After Landslide and Flood in China
Hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes in a mountainous part of Sichuan Province. An expressway bridge collapsed amid heavy rains.
Dozens Dead or Missing After China Highway Collapse
It was the second such rain-related disaster in less than three months, as extreme weather challenges the country’s extensive network of newly built expressways.
Fire at Shopping Mall in Southwestern China Kills 16
Dozens were trapped inside the building when the fire started on Wednesday evening in Sichuan Province, local authorities said.
Chinese Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.
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.
Strong Earthquake Shakes China’s Sichuan Province, Killing 65
Government agencies said at least 65 people had died, but communications in the landslide-prone area were disrupted and the full extent of the damage was unclear.
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 Record Drought is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit
Dry weather in southwestern China has crippled huge hydroelectric dams, forcing cities to impose rolling blackouts and driving up the country’s use of coal.
Man Whose Attack on Ex-Wife Was Livestreamed Gets Death Penalty in China
The case riveted the public’s attention in China and spotlighted the patchy enforcement of the country’s law against domestic violence.