China rushes to vaccinate the elderly, but many are hesitant
by BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door paying people over 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even if the cases increaseLi …
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Uncle Sam’s Three Christmas Gifts from China
Christmas is coming and Beijing should be grateful for these three gifts from America: policies that strengthen China’s economy at the expense of ours, leaving …
Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Yu, hailed by the United States as an international woman of courage, has previously been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by …
2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Beijing as virus surges
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities on Monday announced two additional deaths from COVID-19, both in the capital Beijing, which were the first reported in …
China slashes notification of COVID-19 case count as virus surges
BEIJING (AP) — China’s National Health Commission cut its daily COVID-19 report from Wednesday in response to a sharp drop in PCR testing since the …
Zero Covid in China: Country braces for impact as virus ‘spreads rapidly’
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s news bulletin Meanwhile in China, a tri-weekly update exploring what you need to know about …
China to drop travel tracking as it eases ‘zero-COVID’
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop a travel-tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict “zero-COVID” policies that have sparked widespread discontent. …
Faced with COVID outbreak, China expands hospitals and intensive care units
BEIJING (AP) — Faced with a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up intensive care facilities and trying to bolster hospitals as Beijing rolls …
China battles COVID infections after easing controls
BEIJING (AP) — A surge of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users in parts of China on Friday after …
Dissident artist Weiwei says unrest in China won’t change the regime
MONTEMOR-O-NOVO, Portugal (AP) — Chinese dissident artist and activist Ai Weiwei welcomes recent public protests in China against the authorities’ tough COVID-19 policy, but he …