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How China Lost the Covid War
Do you remember when Covid was going to establish China as the world’s dominant power? As late as mid-2021, my…
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World
Chinese Unrest Over Lockdowns Upends Global Economic Outlook
Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy…
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Sports
China Appears to Limit Crowd Shots to Avoid ‘Zero-Covid’ Comparisons
In Qatar, the maskless fans at the World Cup are joyfully screaming, packed elbow-to-elbow in crowded stadiums, seemingly having a…
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World
China Protests Break Out as Covid Cases Surge and Lockdowns Persist
“Lift the lockdown,” the protesters screamed in a city in China’s far west. On the other side of the country,…
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World
Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
Protests spread to cities and campuses in China on Saturday night amid rising public anger at the country’s strict but…
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World
Chinese Court Sentences Canadian Singer to Prison for Rape
Kris Wu, a Canadian Chinese pop singer who was once one of China’s most popular entertainers, was found guilty of…
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World
Your Wednesday Briefing: Indonesia’s Death Toll Climbs
Rescuers carried a body bag through the rubble during a rescue operation.Credit...Yulius Satria Wijaya/Antara Foto, via ReutersThe death toll ...
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World
In Philippines, Harris Promises Support and Denounces China
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday denounced China for what she called “intimidation and coercion” in…
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World
Beijing Is Tackling Its Air Pollution Problem. Why Can’t New Delhi?
A decade ago, the capitals of Asia’s two largest countries both had some of the dirtiest skies in the world.…
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World
Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
Barely a week after no longer requiring residents to show a negative Covid test to use mass transit, the authorities…