China COVID-19

Top doctors have been among those silenced for urging a shift away from China's draconian pandemic control strategy.

Past precedent suggests the Chinese leader is willing to deprioritize growth to focus on more urgent goals, but only as long as he is supported by a sufficient economic cushion.

If China wants to meet its 5.5 percent growth target, it will have to change its macroeconomic policy.

China’s example raises serious questions about how North Korea can possibly hope to combat the virus.

Amid the Shanghai lockdown, government efforts to silence and prosecute critics have received more public attention – and sparked increasing outrage.

A botched response to the Beijing outbreak could dent the Communist Party’s reputation and with it, top leader Xi Jinping’s room for maneuver.

Recent moves sparked concerns that China’s capital could follow Shanghai into a city-wide lockdown.

Shanghai residents have become the digital equivalent of ancient hunter-gatherers.

Hong Kong is easing a 2-year-old travel ban as its outbreak fades. Shanghai continues loosening restrictions, but much of the city remains confined to their homes.

The Shanghai lockdown highlighted pre-existing fault lines in China between state and society, as well as the central and local governments.

One Shanghai resident reflects on his experience during two weeks of COVID-19 lockdown.