Thomas Hale

The Archive

The country dismantled its precautionary measures as quickly as they sprang up — but not at the National People’s Congress

March 03, 2023 | 09:00PM

As China’s political elite gathers, the ghosts of zero-Covid live on
Beijing accuses countries of ‘political manipulation’ for introducing testing requirements during exit wave

January 10, 2023 | 05:53AM

China suspends travel visas from Japan and South Korea over Covid curbs
Requirement of five days at a hotel followed by three days at home will end on January 8

December 26, 2022 | 02:03PM

China scraps inbound quarantine rules in decisive break with zero-Covid regime
Hospitals ration supplies and long queues form at testing centres as China relaxes restrictions

December 08, 2022 | 04:24AM

Beijing running out of fever medication as Covid outbreak spreads
Arbitrary rules concocted by local officials have made travel within the country harder than it has been for decades

December 07, 2022 | 11:53AM

Zero-Covid has hewn China into separate fiefdoms
Rising cases in Guangzhou indicate a widening gap between official guidance and reality

November 23, 2022 | 08:45PM

How China’s close contacts are piling pressure on Beijing’s zero-Covid policy
What I learnt when I was ‘taken away’ to an island quarantine facility in the middle of the night

November 02, 2022 | 08:01PM

I spent 10 days in a secret Chinese Covid detention centre
US chamber of commerce in China’s financial capital says companies are pulling back on investment

October 27, 2022 | 08:38PM

Shanghai business optimism hits record low as Covid controls linger
Authorities are tightening restrictions across China ahead of Communist party congress

October 13, 2022 | 03:47AM

Shanghai reimposes strict Covid measures as cases rise

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