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HMPV is no ‘mysterious China virus’ as cases surge

January 10, 2025January 9, 2025 by William Echols

‘The World Health Organization said most infections are mild with symptoms similar to the common cold’

Categories Analysis Tags China, Covid-19, India, News, United States, Voice of America Leave a comment

Great power competition shifts away from China

February 20, 2023January 5, 2023 by Ryan Hass

President Joe Biden has strengthened the United States’ position as Beijing’s image takes a hit

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Covid-19, East Asia Forum, Economic Fallout, News, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping, United States 1 Comment

Why China could face a Covid-19 catastrophe

December 9, 2022December 8, 2022 by Francois Balloux

Beijing’s policy shift will see ‘the virus spread, leaving in its wake death and bitter dissension in the population’

Categories Deep Dive Tags China, Communist Party of China, Covid-19, Economic Crisis, News, The Conversation, Vaccines Leave a comment

China’s Covid crackdown sparks economic shockwaves

November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Major cities are struggling to contain outbreaks after more than 250,000 cases were reported in the past three weeks

Categories Risk Factor Tags Beijing Crackdown, China, Covid-19, Economic Hazards, New Outbreaks, News, Shanghai, Zero-Covid Policy Leave a comment

Economic risks are starting to pile up for China

July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Attack on bank protesters by the security services is just the latest incident of financial instability for Xi’s regime

Categories Financial Threats Tags Bank Protests, China, ChinaFactor, Covid-19, News, President Xi Jinping, Property Meltdown Leave a comment

China is hooked on an ‘anti-foreign’ cocktail of paranoia 

January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Every aspect of state-run media and online chat rooms have been infected by the ministry of propaganda

Categories Censorship Tags ChinaFactor, Covid-19, Hong Kong Threats, News, Paranoid China, Taiwan Risks Leave a comment

WHO calls for China to release missing virus data

December 22, 2021December 21, 2021 by Juweihu

Origins of the Covid-19 pandemic still remain a mystery after nearly two years

Categories Covid-19 Crisis Tags China, ChinaFactor, Covid-19, Investigation, Missing Data, News, Virus Outbreak, Wuhan Leave a comment

Calls mount to boycott China’s ‘Genocide Games’

November 23, 2021November 10, 2021 by Richard Baka

Beijing 2022 is on track to be one of the most politically-charged global sporting events in history

Categories Analysis Tags 2022 Winter Olympics, Activists, Boycott, China, Covid-19, Human Rights, Muslims, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

China’s vaccine rollout becomes mired in controversy

April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Data shows Sinovac jab is just 49% effective following mixed messages from Beijing’s leading disease control expert

Categories Covid-19 Crisis Tags Beijing, China, Covid-19, News, Sinopharm, Sinovac, Vaccines Leave a comment

Covid-19 investigation in China turns into a political circus

February 15, 2021February 11, 2021 by Gordon Watts
The image shows Chinese medical staff in protection suits. The WHO gave its initial findings into the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan this week.

The WHO left the world wanting to know about the forensic evidence surrounding the outbreak in Wuhan

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Covid-19, News, WHO, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Outbreak Leave a comment
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