Shadow of Covid-19 still lingers over China
The ‘stage looks set for a defining year’ in its history as the clock ticks towards 2024
Zero-Covid Policy
Why the spirit of the White Paper protests lives on
Last year’s student demonstrations against China’s zero-Covid policy are now seen as a turning point
Xi has suffered yet ‘another embarrassing setback’
His judgment at the top of the Party has again been called into question after the Qin Gang fiasco
China’s shrill economic anthem for doomed youth
Surging unemployment among the young highlights the risks facing Beijing after ‘zero-Covid’ protests
China’s policy shift looks like a massive gamble
Beijing rolls out a new Covid action plan after mass protests and a tanking economy shake the ruling Communist Party
Chinese protests are not just fueled by Covid anger
Students across the country have rejected ‘state censorship and control’ by holding up blank sheets of paper
China’s Covid crackdown sparks economic shockwaves
Major cities are struggling to contain outbreaks after more than 250,000 cases were reported in the past three weeks
Cruising for a bruising on the rising Covid waves
The cruise industry appears more on the ball than the average China watcher when it comes to Covid restrictions
Covid-19 curbs leave China’s economy creaking
President Xi Jinping’s ideological push is wrecking the country’s manufacturing base and stifling consumer demand
Take a deep breath as the origins of Covid deepen
China rolls out ‘aerosol’ vaccine just days after a study suggests the virus could have been genetically modified