China zero-tolerance COVID policy

Will a post-COVID China still be committed to a policy of opening to the world?

“In China, everyone is one step from becoming a dissident” – and zero COVID has pushed many to make that final step.

In the biggest protests in over a year, around 100 Hong Kongers showed their support for protesters in mainland cities.

"You cannot compare it to any other country," one protester said. "We have to find a way out."

Recent outbreaks are testing China’s attempt to bring a more targeted approach to its zero-COVID policies.

To bolster their standing during the pandemic, local cadres are putting a new twist on the concept of performative governance.

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.

China’s “zero-COVID” policy has driven home the risks of overconcentrating supply chains. But can any countries realistically replace China?

Even as China’s overall trade numbers dropped year-on-year in October, its trade surpluses with the U.S. and EU grew.

Even as public anger rises, health experts and economists say “zero COVID” is likely to stay in place possibly through most of 2023.

Many Chinese are growing tired of constant testing and sudden quarantines, but any hope for a change appears to be wishful thinking.

What is it like to arrive in the Beijing airport, still in the throes of zero-COVID?