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China Is Reopening, But It’s a Long Road Back to Normality
As COVID-19 cases explode in China, some countries have adopted new entry restrictions for Chinese travelers.
India Sends More Troops to Disputed Chinese Border After Recent Clash
The Indian military’s response came after its worst flare-up with its Chinese counterpart in a year.
The World Keeps Getting the Hong Kong Flag and Anthem Wrong
A video by Ukraine’s defense ministry is the latest in a series of blunders where Hong Kong’s protest symbols were displayed instead of official ones.
China’s Protests Spill Into the US. FBI Arrests a Chinese Student For Stalking.
“Post more, I will chop your bastard hand off,” the student wrote in a group, after spotting a flier in Boston in support of democracy in China.
Chinese Police Bust Massive $1.7 billion Crypto Money Laundering Ring
Photos from the raid show a mountain of cash, along with several suitcases packed with Chinese yuan.
For the First Time, Chinese Protesters Are Standing With Uyghurs. Will it Last?
It took a deadly fire linked to China’s COVID curbs to draw national attention towards Uyghurs, but their larger struggle remains invisible.
Chinese Students Invent Coat That Makes People Invisible to AI Security Cameras
“Security cameras using AI technology are everywhere. They pervade our lives... Our privacy is exposed,” a researcher told VICE World News.
Is Zero-COVID Coming to an End in China?
With officials hinting at change, experts have warned the country is ill-prepared for the potential surge in cases that may come with eased restrictions.
Jiang Zemin, China’s Most Meme-Worthy Ex-Leader, Has Died
Nicknamed “toad,” the former leader was known for crooning Elvis Presley at a regional summit and being photographed going for a dip in the Dead Sea.
In China, the Protests Are Dying Down and the Arrests Are Starting
“We are all desperately deleting our chat history,” a Beijing resident says.
Why China’s COVID Protests Aren’t Like Anything Before Them
“Just having a normal life feels like a distant hope,” a protester says.
Protests Are Mounting, but Ending ‘Zero-COVID’ Isn’t So Simple for China
Approaching three years under the world’s harshest COVID regime, many Chinese citizens have had enough. But lifting restrictions could come with grave repercussions for Xi Jinping.