For the past three years, China largely shut its borders and kept its people home, retreating from the global engagement that was the foundation for its rise.As the country now […]
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Back to news homeWith ‘Zero Covid,’ China Proved It’s Good at Control. Governance Is Harder.
A widely circulated WeChat article speculated that the shortage of fever medications reflected the government’s lack of preparation for loosening control. And if the government had shown the same political […]
Without a Covid Narrative, China’s Censors Are Not Sure What to Do
Since China dropped its strict “zero Covid” policy, a joke has been making the rounds on social media about the sudden shift.Three men who don’t know each other sit in […]
As expats fled China’s zero-COVID, this developer built a sci-fi game for NetEase
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreigners have been leaving China in droves to escape the country’s strict “zero-COVID” restrictions, which had limited people’s domestic and overseas travel for […]
Censorship, lockdowns, arbitrary bans — Twitter is turning into the China of social media
Wow, that was quick. When Elon Musk bought Twitter and took it private in October, I figured we’d have a while before things took a turn. Then, after he laid […]
An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War
Collaboration between the Kremlin and state broadcasters dates back more than two decades, said Mr. Gatov, a former Russian journalist and an expert on state propaganda. Each day, the Kremlin […]
As China relaxes zero-COVID, tech firms assume a larger role in fighting the virus
China’s abrupt easing of its zero-COVID policy last week has led to a spike in cases and rising fears of the virus. Over the last three years, the authority has […]
China’s Youths, Stung by Years of Covid Rules, Fear Grim Job Future
Mandy Liu, a 21-year-old university student in Beijing, believes that anyone who has lived in China during the pandemic can see that the country’s future is looking increasingly uncertain.Covid restrictions […]
‘I Will Keep Fighting’: China’s Protesters Say It’s Bigger Than Covid
After the Chinese government announced this week that it would retreat from its harsh Covid policies, many Chinese expressed their gratitude to the protesters who had boldly spoken out against […]
Tesla hopes China boss will bring secret sauce to Gigafactory Texas
Tom Zhu, Tesla’s China president who oversaw Gigafactory Shanghai’s transformation into the world’s largest EV plant, has been appointed to run the new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, Bloomberg reported earlier […]