During the global coronavirus pandemic, China built dozens of makeshift hospitals and state quarantine centers, some out of steel container boxes. They became closely associated with the anxiety of ...
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At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, China set out its “zero-COVID” measures that were harsh, but not out of line with what many other countries were doing to try and contain the virus. While ...
BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums ...
A stroll through the heart of Shanghai in mid-January brings on a nasty case of cognitive dissonance. Traffic is as noisy as ever. Cafés are packed. Undaunted by a recent cold snap, Shanghainese have ...
(Bloomberg) -- One year after President Xi Jinping abandoned his Covid Zero strategy, vestiges of China’s vast anti-epidemic architecture are exposing the underlying scars of a regime that caused rare ...
China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge from last year after the government lifted all travel curbs under its now-abandoned zero-Covid ...
Dozens of makeshift centers were built but stand empty. Officials want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing. A year ago ...
A year ago today, China lifted its strict COVID restrictions. One of the key symbols of that period was the quarantine centers, built in nearly every major Chinese city. They came to represent the ...