US commerce secretary warns China will be 'uninvestable' without action on raids, fines
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she warned Chinese leaders that U.S. businesses might stop investing in their country without prompt action to address complaints about worsening conditions due to raids on firms, unexplained fines and unpredictable official behavior.
Loyal and experienced, China's other top leaders take posts
With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president, the other six men who serve with him on the ruling Communist Partyโs all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee are taking up their new portfolios.
WHO pleased to see China ease harsh zero COVID policies
A top official at the World Health Organization said the U_N_ agency was โpleasedโ to see China loosening some of its coronavirus restrictions, saying โitโs really important that governments listen to their people when the people are in pain.โ.
Chinese users play cat-and-mouse with censors amid protests
Word of anti-lockdown protests in China spread on domestic social media for a short period last weekend, thanks to a rare pause in the cat-and-mouse game that goes on between millions of Chinese internet users and the countryโs gargantuan censorship machine.
Protests over China's COVID controls spread across country
Protests against Chinaโs anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes spread to Shanghai and other cities after complaints the death toll in a fire in Chinaโs northwest might have been worsened by the restrictions.
Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases
Traffic, pedestrians and joggers have reappeared on the streets of Shanghai as Chinaโs largest city begins returning to normalcy amid the easing of a strict two-month COVID-19 lockdown that has drawn protests over its heavy-handed implementation.
Shanghai re-tightens on COVID, frustrating trapped residents
The city of Shanghai is doubling down on pandemic restrictions after a brief period of loosening up, frustrating residents who were hoping a more than monthlong lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases falls in Chinaโs largest city.