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Zero-covid policy
Why China's economic rebound has fallen short of expectations
Aug 7, 2023
After China lifted its zero-COVID policy, economists expected the economy to come roaring back. That hasn't quite happened.
Shanghai lockdown a year on: Is it still the same financial hub?
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Jennifer Pak
Mar 27, 2023
Shanghai's 2022 lockdown, which lasted two months, left economic and psychological scars on the metropolis.
China's big question after ending "zero-COVID" rules: How many have died?
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Jennifer Pak
Feb 7, 2023
David struggled to help his 83-year-old father before he died of COVID. Will his father's death be counted in China's official toll?
Lunar New Year usually meant factory slowdowns. The pandemic changed that.
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Justin Ho
Jan 20, 2023
Traditionally, workers in parts of Asia travel during the holiday to spend time with family. Here's how COVID has changed that part of the supply chain.
China ends zero-COVID, but are consumers ready to spend?
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Jennifer Pak
Jan 12, 2023
Chinese officials have lifted the harshest restrictions of the zero-COVID policy, but consumers are still cautious amid surging infections.
China's zero-COVID whiplash
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Jennifer Pak
Jan 5, 2023
China has abandoned its sweeping restrictions after nearly three years. Heads are spinning from the speed of the change, and infections are spreading quickly.
China's protesters are angry about more than just zero-COVID
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Jennifer Pak
Nov 30, 2022
After nearly three years of China's zero-COVID policy, citizens are exhausted and some are calling for more than just an end to the restrictions.
For public good, not for profit.
Under China's new COVID rules, some face the same old restrictions
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Jennifer Pak
Nov 18, 2022
"It's really down to the person enforcing the rules," said one lawyer who was detained at a train station.
What it's like returning to China's zero-COVID bubble
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Jennifer Pak
Nov 17, 2022
China is simplifying some of the rules to enter its zero-COVID bubble, but many hurdles remain.
Locked out of China by its zero-COVID policy, their lives changed course
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Jennifer Pak
Oct 5, 2022
China’s borders shut in March 2020 to contain COVID-19. It's been rough for people who made a life in China but were forced to leave.