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China zero-tolerance COVID policy
Shanghai Begins to Ease 2-Week Shutdown
By Joe McDonald
About a quarter of Shanghai’s population can now go outdoors, but authorities warned that the outbreak was still not under control.
Shanghai Extends Lockdown Amid ‘Extremely Grim’ COVID Outbreak
By Associated Press
China’s largest city extended a tight lockdown, despite complaints from residents about difficulties obtaining food and daily necessities.
Shanghai Starts China’s Biggest COVID-19 Lockdown in 2 Years
By Associated Press
China’s largest city is undergoing a five-day lockdown amid a growing outbreak.
China Continues ‘Severe and Complex’ Fight Against COVID-19
By Huizhong Wu
Amid the country’s worst outbreak yet, China is trying to fine-tune its “zero-COVID” approach.
What Keeps China’s Zero-COVID Policy Going
By Zhuoran Li
The CCP's approach to pandemic management incentivizes officials to double down on extreme measures without regard for the costs.
China Weighs Exit From ‘Zero COVID’ and the Risks Involved
By Dake Kang and Huizhong Wu
Amid the biggest outbreak since the pandemic's start, China is opening up discussion on ways to live with COVID-19, while maintaining its zero-tolerance approach for now.
Grumbling Grows as Hong Kong Sticks with Zero-COVID Policy
By Alice Fung and David Rising
“The whole world knows we have to live with the virus, only the Hong Kong government does not know,” said taxi driver Chan Tai-man.
China’s Insistence on ‘Zero COVID’ in Hong Kong Has a Deeper Meaning
By William Nee
Beijing’s attack on Hong Kong’s elite may have consequences that outlast the pandemic.
Xi Urges Hong Kong to Get Control as COVID-19 Cases Surge
By Alice Fung and David Rising
Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak of the pandemic but doggedly persists in matching the mainland’s “zero-COVID” strategy.
Beijing’s Ambitious Olympic COVID Bubble: So Far, So Good
By Huizhong Wu and Ken Moritsugu
With the Games nearly halfway done, China is meeting its formidable Olympics challenge: welcoming 15,000 visitors without giving up on its “zero-COVID” strategy.
Hong Kong’s Zero-COVID Approach Meets Growing Frustration
By Alice Fung and David Rising
“This is insane… There is no way to reach zero cases.”
China Will Struggle to Escape the Fallout of Zero-COVID
By Kris Hartley and Donald Low
Zero-COVID was never only about the successful suppression of the virus; it was also meant to be living proof of a superior system of governance.