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Beijing Rolls Out China’s First Ever COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
By Bloomberg
Shanghai, Beijing Order Mass COVID-19 Testing
By Associated Press
Xi Visits a Changed Hong Kong For Anniversary
By AMY GUNIA / HONG KONG
Hong Kong 'Cage Homes' a Reminder of Its Inequities
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China Says It May Have Detected Signals From Aliens
China said its giant Sky Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilizations, according to a report by the state-backed Science and Technology Daily
By Bloomberg
June 15, 2022
China Is Bringing Down Global Pollution
The country's extensive efforts to improve its air quality have lowered average global smog levels
By Kripa Jayaram, Chris Kay and Dan Murtaugh / Bloomberg
June 14, 2022
China Accuses U.S. of Trying to 'Hijack' Support
China's defense minister said the U.S. is is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism”
By SYAWALLUDIN ZAIN and DAVID RISING/AP
June 12, 2022
U.S. Defense Secretary Says China's Military Activity Around Taiwan Threatens Region
(SINGAPORE) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia's premier defense forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing island threatens to change the status...
By Syawalludin Zain and David Rising / AP
June 11, 2022
Shanghai Under Lockdown Again
The city has just exited a two-month lockdown, but goes into another after 11 cases were reported Thursday
By Bloomberg
June 10, 2022
China Hails COVID Victory in Shanghai
China has declared victory over Shanghai’s outbreak as the nation saw the fewest new cases in more than three months
By Bloomberg
June 2, 2022
The Rising Costs of China’s Zero-COVID Policy
In mid-May, I traveled from London to Slovenia to interview the Ukrainian men’s soccer team on their bid to reach November’s Qatar World Cup. It was a four-day assignment, requiring travel via train stations, airports,...
By Charlie Campbell
May 31, 2022
Shanghai Takes Big Steps Toward Reopening
Residents are reacting to the easing with cheers and songs from their apartments, with some setting off fireworks
By Bloomberg
May 31, 2022
Beijing Says COVID-19 Outbreak Under Control
The number of new infections has fallen for six straight days in Beijing with no cases outside of quarantine
By Bloomberg
May 28, 2022
Shanghai Workers Clash With Guards in Locked Down Factory
Hundreds of workers have clashed with guards at a factory belonging to Apple supplier Quanta in Shanghai
By Bloomberg
May 27, 2022
Tighter COVID-19 Restrictions Possible for Beijing
Sun Chunlan, China’s Vice Premier and health czar, has urged officials in Beijing to implement more thorough measures
By Bloomberg
May 24, 2022
Shanghai's COVID-19 Lockdown Pushes Residents to the Brink
China doubles down on its unpopular zero-COVID approach, seeking to avoid a "tsunami" of cases if Omicron is allowed to spread
By Charlie Campbell
May 11, 2022
Tighter Curbs in Shanghai Even as COVID Cases Fall
A tightening of restrictions indicates the weeks-long lockdown won’t be eased soon
By Bloomberg
May 8, 2022
Shanghai Nursing Home Resident Sent to Morgue While Alive
The error has triggered widespread anger and condemnation in the city, which is struggling through its fifth week of lockdown
By Bloomberg
May 2, 2022
China Calls Russia Relationship a ‘New Model’ for the World
China stepped up its rhetorical support for Russia, defying the U.S. and other nations who want Beijing to condemn Moscow for the war in Ukraine. “An important takeaway from the success of China-Russia relations is...
By Bloomberg
April 29, 2022
What a Beijing Lockdown Would Mean for China and the World
China may be about to find out what patience citizens and investors have left for its zero-COVID policies
By Chad de Guzman
April 28, 2022
Beijing Begins Unprecedented COVID-19 Testing as Cases Rise
Millions in the Chinese capital will be tested as part of an unprecedented drive to quash Omicron's spread
By Bloomberg
April 26, 2022
Spreading COVID-19 Outbreak Stokes Fear of Beijing Lockdown
Rising cases in Beijing spark jitters about an unprecedented lockdown of China's capital
By Bloomberg
April 25, 2022
Chinese Parents Protest Child Separation for COVID-19
China’s zero-COVID policy requires those who test positive, including infants and children to isolate in quarantine facilities or hospitals, with no family contact allowed
By Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai
April 12, 2022
The U.S. and China Must Act Now to Avoid a Disastrous War
"To avoid sleepwalking into a war, the U.S. and China must construct a joint strategic framework to maintain the peace—and quickly," writes Kevin Rudd.
By Kevin Rudd
April 4, 2022
The Rising Cost of China's Embrace of Putin
When Wang Jixian moved to the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa, he didn’t expect to find himself in the middle of a war. But as the 37-year-old software engineer picked up his cellphone and...
By Charlie Campbell
April 1, 2022
China's Deepening Showdown with COVID-19
If Vladimir Putin hadn’t ordered an invasion of Ukraine, the headline-making story right now would be the intensifying war between China and COVID-19. In Shanghai (pop. around 26 million), state officials announced on March 27 that...
By Ian Bremmer
April 1, 2022
China Eastern Crash: Plane Dived at Nearly the Speed of Sound
Impact at that speed may complicate investigations since it may destroy evidence and damage even the plane’s most resilient data recorders
By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein/Bloomberg
March 23, 2022
Why the China Eastern Crash Is Such a Shock to the Country
It’s still far too early to know for certain what caused China Eastern Flight 5735 to crash into hillside in southwestern China’s Guangxi province on Monday, but videos emerging on social media of a huge...
By Charlie Campbell
March 21, 2022
China Faces Its Worst COVID-19 Outbreak Since Wuhan
Experts say that zero-COVID isn't purely a public health issue but a political one too
By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
March 16, 2022
Why China’s Latest COVID-19 Lockdowns Could Delay Amazon Orders in the U.S.
Orders placed with platforms like Amazon and Walmart may be delayed by COVID-19 lockdowns in some of China’s key manufacturing hubs.
By Bloomberg
March 16, 2022
China Locks Down Shenzhen as COVID-19 Cases Jump
The surge in infections in the southern tech hub is thought to be linked to an unbridled outbreak in neighboring Hong Kong
By Ryan Hesketh / Bloomberg
March 13, 2022
How Hong Kong Became China's Biggest COVID-19 Problem
COVID-19 is out of control in Hong Kong, posing a serious threat to the rest of China and its zero-COVID defenses
By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
March 9, 2022
What Xi Jinping Gets by Supporting Putin on Ukraine
In January, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a note to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to celebrate three decades of diplomatic ties. Ukraine is, after all, a key member of Xi’s signature Belt and Road Initiative—a...
By Charlie Campbell / London
February 22, 2022
Peng Shuai’s Denials Only Raise More Questions
With the eyes of the world on China for the Winter Olympics, tennis star Peng Shuai appeared before the international media—assuring everyone that she had never actually accused a former top Chinese Communist Party official of sexual assault.
By Chad de Guzman
February 11, 2022
The Beijing Opening Ceremony Leaned Into Politics
As the 2022 Winter Olympics Games kicked off in Beijing, it was clear that Chinese officials were not planning to shy away from politics as the world's spotlight shifted to China
By Chad de Guzman
February 4, 2022
China Censorship: 'Fight Club' Ending Changed
“Through the clue provided by Tyler, the police rapidly figured out the whole plan and arrested all criminals, successfully preventing the bomb from exploding,” the Tencent Video version tells viewers
By Bloomberg
January 25, 2022
Don't Expect China to Ease Its Zero-COVID Policy Soon
Those who were hoping that Beijing might relax restrictions after the Olympics will be disappointed. China has too much at stake.
By Chad de Guzman / Hong Kong
January 20, 2022
A Chinese Economist Called for Paying Parents a ‘Baby Subsidy.’ Then He Got Banned From Social Media
A well-known Chinese economist has been banned from social media platform Weibo days after posting comments calling on the central bank to print $315 billion a year to pay for subsidies to encourage births. Ren...
By Bloomberg
January 13, 2022
China Is Finding Fewer Reliable Sources of Coal
China is the world's largest producer, consumer and importer of the dirty fuel, and how it shifts its power grid away from coal will have a significant impact on the world's ability to tackle climate change
By Amy Gunia
January 12, 2022
China’s COVID Rules Lead Fugitive to Surrender After 3 Years
The 42-year-old man gave himself up to authorities amid stringent COVID-19 contact-tracing mechanisms launched across the country
By Bloomberg
December 29, 2021
Viya, China's Top Influencer, Fined $210M
Huang Wei—also known as Viya—was ordered to pay 1.34 billion yuan as China steps up on its crackdown on online influencers
By Bloomberg
December 21, 2021
Jamie Dimon Offers Hasty Apology After Joking JPMorgan Will Outlast Chinese Communist Party
The mea culpa underscores the bank's desire to keep cordial relations in China, where it has nearly $20 billion of exposure and has ambitions to expand further.
By Hannah Levitt/Bloomberg
November 24, 2021
Why the IOC Stepped in for China in the Peng Shuai Case
Human rights advocates say the IOC's intervention shows it chose to side with officials in China instead of athletes
By Chad de Guzman
November 23, 2021
China Tries to Make Peng Shuai's Story Disappear
Peng reemerged over the weekend in a series of appearances—in videos, photos and then in a video conversation with IOC President Thomas Bach.
By Chad de Guzman
November 19, 2021
Wuhan Wet Market Worker 1st Known COVID-19 Case: Study
A study in the journal Science suggests the Wuhan wet market was the source of the initial COVID-19 outbreak and not just where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was amplified.
By Jason Gale/Bloomberg
November 18, 2021
Is Climate Diplomacy Improving U.S.-China Relations?
Though, experts caution that tensions between the nations are unlikely to be easily solved.
By Amy Gunia
November 17, 2021
China May Start Reopening After Winter Olympics: Top Adviser
Adviser to the State Council Henry Wang Huiyao said he hopes China will gradually loosen its strict approach to battling Covid-19
By Iain Marlow, Shery Ahn and Haidi Lun / Bloomberg
November 16, 2021
Why Most U.S. Firms Are Staying in China Despite the Crackdown
Yahoo and LinkedIn are the latest U.S. companies to throw in the towel amid China's sweeping crackdown on private enterprise—with both announcing they are ending their services in the world's most populous country. But even...
By Amy Gunia
November 5, 2021
Why Coal Shortages in Asia Might Be Good News for Clean Energy
Power crises in China and India that have caused blackouts and factory shutdowns are highlighting the region’s reliance on the world's dirtiest fossil fuel: coal. But some experts say the energy supply problems facing two...
By Amy Gunia
October 13, 2021
China the Last Country Seeking 'Zero COVID'
One by one, Covid Zero places like Singapore and Australia have decided that the approach is unsustainable
By Michelle Fay Cortez and Ainsley Thomson/Bloomberg
October 6, 2021
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