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China coronavirus quarantine
![China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-01-150439.jpg)
China Eases Virus Controls Amid Effort to Head off Protests
By Joe McDonald
Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Chengdu, and other major cities announced they were easing testing requirements and controls on movement.
![Virus Lockdowns Hit Guangzhou, China’s Economic Powerhouse Virus Lockdowns Hit Guangzhou, China’s Economic Powerhouse](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-09-154242.jpg)
Virus Lockdowns Hit Guangzhou, China’s Economic Powerhouse
By Associated Press
Nearly 5 million people in the southern Chinese city are under lockdown orders, raising the specter of more supply chain disruptions from China's zero-COVID policy.
![Reports Suggest China Aiming for Less Disruptive COVID-19 Policies Reports Suggest China Aiming for Less Disruptive COVID-19 Policies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-15-165237.jpg)
Reports Suggest China Aiming for Less Disruptive COVID-19 Policies
By Joe McDonald
Even as public anger rises, health experts and economists say “zero COVID” is likely to stay in place possibly through most of 2023.
![As Leaders Meet, Chinese Hope for End to ‘Zero-COVID’ Limits As Leaders Meet, Chinese Hope for End to ‘Zero-COVID’ Limits](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-21-155817.jpg)
As Leaders Meet, Chinese Hope for End to ‘Zero-COVID’ Limits
By Emily Wang and Tian Ji
Many Chinese are growing tired of constant testing and sudden quarantines, but any hope for a change appears to be wishful thinking.
![A Return to Beijing in the Age of ‘Zero COVID’ A Return to Beijing in the Age of ‘Zero COVID’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-20-133824.jpg)
A Return to Beijing in the Age of ‘Zero COVID’
By James Maclaren
What is it like to arrive in the Beijing airport, still in the throes of zero-COVID?
![Resentment Is Rising Against China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies Resentment Is Rising Against China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-28-172933.jpg)
Resentment Is Rising Against China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies
By Connie Mei Pickart
Public support is waning amid the new phase of heavy-handed enforcement.
![China Quarantine Bus Crash Prompts Outcry Over ‘Zero COVID’ China Quarantine Bus Crash Prompts Outcry Over ‘Zero COVID’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-15-165237.jpg)
China Quarantine Bus Crash Prompts Outcry Over ‘Zero COVID’
By Huizhong Wu
A bus carrying people to a quarantine center overturned, killing 27. The tragedy sparked a new wave of anger about China’s strict COVID policies.
![Is Xi’s Trip Abroad the Beginning of the End for China’s Zero-COVID Policy? Is Xi’s Trip Abroad the Beginning of the End for China’s Zero-COVID Policy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-13-134945.jpg)
Is Xi’s Trip Abroad the Beginning of the End for China’s Zero-COVID Policy?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The desperation of those caught in continued lockdowns is at stark odds with the hopeful signals sent by Xi’s foray abroad.
![China’s Chengdu Enforces Strict Lockdown Despite Earthquake China’s Chengdu Enforces Strict Lockdown Despite Earthquake](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-06-152359.jpg)
China’s Chengdu Enforces Strict Lockdown Despite Earthquake
By Associated Press
Even a 6.8 magnitude earthquake wasn’t enough for authorities to allow residents to exit their apartment buildings.
![COVID-19 Lockdowns Bring Economic Woes for China COVID-19 Lockdowns Bring Economic Woes for China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-19-6.jpg)
COVID-19 Lockdowns Bring Economic Woes for China
By Dmytro Spilka
China’s stock market woes added to a broader economic downturn in recent weeks, amid tough lockdowns in major cities.
![China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-17-130912.jpg)
China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns
By Sarah Cook
Top doctors have been among those silenced for urging a shift away from China's draconian pandemic control strategy.
![China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Restrictions Curb May 1 Holiday Travel China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Restrictions Curb May 1 Holiday Travel](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-02-150156.jpg)
China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Restrictions Curb May 1 Holiday Travel
By Ken Moritsugu and Emily Wang
With lockdowns in multiple cities, including Shanghai, travel during the five-day holiday is expected to be down 60 percent.
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