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China: How Is Its Zero-COVID Strategy Changing?

China's zero-COVID policy has been among the strictest approaches to tackling the pandemic anywhere in the world.But a recent surge in infections is forcing it to reconsider how it deals with the pandemic.How Serious Is The Current Wave?The latest jump in daily cases, widely spread across the country, has been driven largely by the Omicron variant.Millions of people in China, including the entire north-eastern province of Jilin, and the tech-hub city Shenzhen in the south, have been orde

28 March 2022
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China Locks Down Millions More As COVID Spreads

China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions.But the Omicron strain has broken through its defences in recent months and taken hold in multiple cities.Jilin, the second-biggest city in Jilin province, will lock down about

21 March 2022
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China Logs Two COVID Deaths, First In Over A Year

China reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the threat posed by an Omicron outbreak that has triggered the country's highest case count since the pandemic's onset.The National Health Commission said both deaths occurred in Jilin, the north-eastern province which has been hardest hit by a nationwide rise in cases that has prompted lockdowns or tight restrictions in several cities.The deaths were the first reported in mainland China since

20 March 2022
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China To 'Stick With' Zero-COVID Strategy: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday the country will "stick with" its zero-COVID strategy, state TV reported, as the world's most populous nation battles its largest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.The country where the virus emerged in late 2019 has largely kept subsequent outbreaks under control thanks to a combination of strict border controls, lengthy quarantines and targeted lockdowns, and has not reported any coronavirus-related deaths for over a y

18 March 2022
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China In Lockdown: Worst Virus Outbreak Yet

China placed all 17 million residents in one of its biggest cities under lockdown on Sunday, as virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of its 'zero-COVID' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.The southern tech hub of Shenzhen told all residents to stay at home as the city struggles to eradicate an Omicron flare-up linked to neighbouring virus-ravaged Hong Kong.The lockdown and a suspension of public transport will la

14 March 2022
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A Tale Of Two Chinese Cities

On 14 October, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the southern city of Shenzhen, where he delivered a speech celebrating 40 years of progress since the special economic zone (SEZ) was established there and set a path for the future. A month later, Xi headed to Shanghai’s Pudong district – which was designated China’s first “new area” 30 years earlier – for the same purpose.

24 November 2020
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Shenzhen’s Game-Changing Reform

Early this month, on the 40th anniversary of Shenzhen’s designation as a (SEZ), Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a blueprint for building the city into a trade, finance, and technology hub. Most China-watchers have focused on what this means for Hong Kong, Shanghai, or at most the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area.

28 October 2020
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Rival rallies as Hong Kong's divisions deepen

Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week – and as concerns mount over Beijing's next move.The new marches came as thousands of pro-government supporters – many waving Chinese flags –gathered in a park to condemn their opponents and support the police, a stark illustration of the polarisation now coursing through the city.10 weeks of demonstrations have plu

18 August 2019
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