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Chinese Abroad: Worried, Wary and Protesting

Chinese expatriates in the United States are elated but nervous as they watch the protests at home.

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China Stems Wave of Protest, but Ripples of Resistance Remain

Students, residents, lawyers and workers are still challenging the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, even though the intensity of the political chants…

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Covid Protests in China Raise Hope for Solidarity Among Activists Abroad

People opposing Beijing over issues like Hong Kong, Taiwan or the persecution of Uyghurs see the moment as an opportunity…

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Your Monday Briefing: The Social Cost of ‘Zero Covid’

Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.

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A Powerful Display of Dissent in China

It is too early to tell whether the remarkable protests across China against the government’s strict “dynamic zero Covid” policy…

Business

Defaults Loom as Poor Countries Face an Economic Storm

Debt-relief efforts are stalling as developing economies are being hit by higher interest rates, a strong dollar and slowing global…

Health

As Officials Ease Covid Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks

Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.

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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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