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What COVID-19 Revealed About China and Its Role in the World
By Nick Carraway
Looking back at China’s response to COVID-19 and the subsequent recovery process.
From COVID-19 to Economic Stimulus: Why China Is Prone to Sudden Policy U-Turns
By Donald Low
While not as dramatic as China’s abandonment of the zero-COVID policy in late 2022, the underlying reasons for the surprising turn in economic policy are quite similar.
China’s Chronic Zero COVID Trauma
By Donald Low
More than a year after China scrapped its zero-COVID policy, it has become clear that most analysts underestimated the adverse impacts on business and consumer sentiment.
China’s Economic Malaise Was Perfectly Predictable
By Donald Low
The China bulls were wrong – but the China declinists may be wrong as well.
The CCP’s Zero COVID Campaign Left a Lasting Mark on Chinese Politics
By Wilson (Yuxi) Wen
Zero COVID artificially and unnecessarily created the perfect condition for a political thunderstorm that could shake the ruling legitimacy and control mechanism of the party-state.
China’s Lackluster Vaccination Drive: A Tale of Local Cadre Incentives
By Zhuoran Li
Why was China’s vaccination campaign so little, so late? The key lies in understanding cadres’ daily working routine under Xi Jinping.
China Suddenly Abandoned Its Zero COVID Policy. How Did It Start In The First Place?
By Ceren Ergenc
We tend to think China has a strict, top-down COVID-19 policy, but local variation is what really shaped the outcome, from beginning to end.
How Beijing Accidentally Ended the Zero COVID Policy
By Zhuoran Li
China’s central government aimed to modify the zero COVID policy incrementally following the 20th Party Congress. What went wrong?
Has Xi Averted a ‘Winter of Discontent’ in China?
By Dan Macklin
Ending “zero COVID” is Beijing’s best option, but it comes at the worst possible time.
China Begins Implementing Relaxed COVID Control Measures
By Associated Press
The National Health Commission scrapped many of China's most stringent anti-pandemic regulations, including routine, mandatory PCR testing.
How Zero COVID Protests Broke Through China’s Internet Censorship
By Larry Mullin
China’s infamous Great Firewall cracked amid late November’s protests – the exact thing the censorship apparatus was designed to prevent.
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.
How Nationalism and Xenophobia Drive China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Policy
By Lai-Ha Chan and Pak K. Lee
Will a post-COVID China still be committed to a policy of opening to the world?
The Real Importance of China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Protests
By Shannon Tiezzi
“In China, everyone is one step from becoming a dissident” – and zero COVID has pushed many to make that final step.
China Virus Protests Hit Hong Kong After Mainland Rallies
By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
In the biggest protests in over a year, around 100 Hong Kongers showed their support for protesters in mainland cities.
Crowd Angered by COVID-19 Lockdowns Calls for China’s Xi to Step Down
By Dave Kang and Huizhong Wu
"You cannot compare it to any other country," one protester said. "We have to find a way out."
China’s Guangzhou Locks Down Millions in ‘Zero-COVID’ Fight
By Huizhong Wu
Recent outbreaks are testing China’s attempt to bring a more targeted approach to its zero-COVID policies.
China’s Performative Zero-COVID Policy
By Zhuoran Li
To bolster their standing during the pandemic, local cadres are putting a new twist on the concept of performative governance.
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.
What the Foxconn Exodus in Zhengzhou Means for China’s Supply Chains
By Marina Yue Zhang
China’s “zero-COVID” policy has driven home the risks of overconcentrating supply chains. But can any countries realistically replace China?
China Trade Down on Weak Global Demand, COVID Restrictions
By Joe McDonald
Even as China’s overall trade numbers dropped year-on-year in October, its trade surpluses with the U.S. and EU grew.
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
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’
By James Maclaren
What is it like to arrive in the Beijing airport, still in the throes of zero-COVID?
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