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Beijing Escalates Restrictions, but Still Stops Short of Lockdown
With new cases of the coronavirus continuing to accumulate in Beijing, officials over the weekend introduced sweeping new restrictions while…
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China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda
Immediately after Beijing said it had detected a new coronavirus outbreak, officials hurried to assure residents was no reason to…
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Beijing Starts Testing 20 Million to Try to Avoid a Lockdown Like Shanghai’s
BEIJING — Faced with a growing number of coronavirus infections across Beijing, city officials are trying to test most of…
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Shanghai’s food crisis prompts residents in Beijing to stockpile supplies.
Some Beijing residents have started stockpiling food in their homes in case the city imposes a lockdown, after seeing reports…
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China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi
BEIJING — For much of last year, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, waged a fierce campaign to rein in private…
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Hard-liner Who Led Crackdown on Protests Is Favorite to Run Hong Kong
HONG KONG — John Lee rose through the ranks of Hong Kong’s security services, earning a reputation as a hard-liner…
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Covid, Russia and Economy Put the ‘China Model’ to the Test
A year ago, while many countries were still reeling from Covid-19, China seemed to be one of few places prospering…
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In Hong Kong, China’s Covid Aid Gets the Cold Shoulder
HONG KONG — Soon after Omicron overwhelmed Hong Kong’s health care system in a deadly outbreak, Beijing rushed to help.…
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China and Solomon Islands Draft Secret Security Pact, Raising Alarm in the Pacific
SYDNEY, Australia — A leaked document has revealed that China and the Solomon Islands are close to signing a security…
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Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response
HONG KONG — From week to week as infections barreled through the city, residents in Hong Kong watched the government’s…
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