Covid whiplash in China

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<p>For nearly three years, China had one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world, thanks to its strict yet effective “zero Covid” approach.</p><p>But last month, the government suddenly abandoned the policy. Since then, there have been millions of coronavirus cases acr ... Show More

<p>Over the weekend, protests against China’s strict coronavirus restrictions ricocheted across the country in a rare case of nationwide civil unrest. It was the most extensive series of protests since the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square in 1989.</p><p>This is what the ... Show More

A heavy police presence in major Chinese cities -- including Beijing and Shanghai -- appears to have stopped new demonstrations against Covid restrictions. Also in the programme: European 'super cartel' broken up; and water shortages in the Zambezi river. (Picture: A man is taken ... Show More

<p><em>Note: This episode contains strong language in both English and Mandarin. </em></p><p>What started as a story about fear of a new and dangerous virus has become a story of fury over the Chinese government’s handling of an epidemic. Today, one of our China correspondents ta ... Show More

<p>A crisis of confidence is brewing inside China, where the government is turning believers in the Chinese dream into skeptics willing to flee the country.</p><p>Li Yuan, who writes about technology, business and politics across Asia for The Times, explains why that crisis is no ... Show More

<p>Everyone wants to know where the coronavirus came from. In the absence of a clear explanation, several theories are circulating — including one, pushed by the Trump administration, that the pandemic started because of malpractice in a lab in Wuhan, China. But is that a secret ... Show More