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Chinese Balloon Shot Down by US: What We Know
By W.J. Hennigan
Blinken to Meet With Xi, Raising Cautious Hope for U.S.-China Thaw
By Charlie Campbell / Singapore
Why One of China’s Largest Provinces Is Lifting Birth Limits
By Chad de Guzman
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A sensational memo by the head of the U.S. Air Mobility Command has provoked dismay on both sides of the Pacific.
By Charlie Campbell / Singapore
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Why China Is Battling a Mid-Winter Gas Shortage
A lack of affordable natural gas has left many people struggling to keep warm—and Beijing worried.
By Chad de Guzman
January 27, 2023
China’s Shrinking Population: How It Happened and What It Means
“What is concerning is not so much the decline in sheer size, but rather rapid aging and the socioeconomic challenges of adapting to the change in population structure,” says one expert.
By Chad de Guzman
January 20, 2023
Pork Prices Plunge in China as COVID Woes Take Cut to Demand
As infections rip through the population, fewer people are meeting up, and they’re spending less on pricier items like meat.
By Hallie Gu / Bloomberg
January 18, 2023
India Might Now Be the World's Most Populous Country
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported Tuesday the country's first population decline in six decades.
By Armani Syed
January 17, 2023
China’s Lunar New Year Holiday Threatens a Grim Toll
The combination of millions of people crammed onto public transport traveling to a predominately elderly, under-vaccinated population in villages with rudimentary healthcare threatens to be a perfect storm.
By Charlie Campbell / Singapore
January 17, 2023
China’s Population Shrinks for First Time in Decades
China could lose its status as the world’s most populous country to India this year
By Bloomberg
January 17, 2023
China’s True COVID Death Toll Estimated To Be in Hundreds of Thousands
China, which narrowed the definition of COVID mortality after it dismantled its zero tolerance approach, reported 60,000 deaths during its current outbreak.
By Bloomberg
January 16, 2023
Satellite Images Seem to Show China’s High COVID Death Toll
Photos show increased activity at funeral homes and crematoriums, as the virus surges throughout the country and reliable data is unavailable.
By Chad de Guzman
January 12, 2023
China Retaliates Against S. Korea, Japan Over COVID Restrictions
The moves represent China’s first attempt at retaliation after a raft of nations recently implemented testing requirements for travelers from the country
By Bloomberg
January 10, 2023
China’s Open Borders Spark Homecoming Rush
Starting Sunday, China no longer requires quarantine for arrivals
By Bloomberg
January 8, 2023
US Adversaries Love the House Speaker Fight
The propaganda arms of China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Venezuela are all highlighting Kevin McCarthy's chaotic bid for House Speaker.
By Philip Elliott
January 6, 2023
The U.S. Keeps Offering China Its COVID Vaccines. China Keeps Saying No
China has rebuffed repeated U.S. offers to share advanced vaccines as Beijing battles a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19.
By Peter Martin and Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg
January 6, 2023
China’s Zero-COVID U-Turn Shows Xi’s Paranoia
China’s stunning reversal on Zero-COVID underscores the fickleness of strongman rule—from suffocating control to callous inaction.
By Charlie Campbell / Singapore
December 21, 2022
What the Protests Tell Us About China's Future
China has seen the largest protests in years in response to COVID-19 lockdowns. What do they reveal about China today?
By William Hurst
December 5, 2022
China Protests Fuel Solidarity Demonstrations Around the World
As dissent is quashed on the mainland, these largely diaspora-led shows of support may lose steam.
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