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China Has an Extraordinary Covid-19 Dilemma
More than one in six people on the planet live in China. That’s 1.4 billion people who have spent the…
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After Mass Protests, China Appears to Back Away From Harsh Covid Rules
Several cities announced the easing of lockdown regulations and testing requirements after the country’s biggest demonstrations in decades.
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Xi Broke the Social Contract That Helped China Prosper
The protests in China against the government’s draconian Covid controls have been compared to those in 1989, when students demonstrated…
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Your Thursday Briefing
A torrent of protest videos is testing the limits of China’s censorship apparatus.
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Your Thursday Briefing: Jiang Zemin Dies
Plus China’s censors struggle to keep up with protests.
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NATO Nations Grow More Receptive to U.S. Pleas to Confront China
After the pain of an energy crisis brought on by the Ukraine war, Europe is keen to reduce its strategic…
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The Communist Party Is Losing China’s People
BEIJING — The scenes in China in recent days have been electrifying. Last weekend, in several cities across the country,…
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For China’s Leader, Another Dilemma: How to Mourn Jiang Zemin
The former president’s death drew tributes from Chinese people at a fraught moment for the current leader, Xi Jinping, who…
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Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96
Mr. Jiang, a wily and garrulous politician, presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth in the post-Tiananmen era.
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‘Breach of the Big Silence.’ Protests Stretch China’s Censorship to Its Limits
Days later, videos of chants and confrontations are still visible on the Chinese internet. It’s a sign of how a…