In an attempt to revive China’s battered economy and tame an unemployment crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 27 Chinese cities, including key metropolises like Shanghai and Chengdu, have announced plans to bring back street vending. This is a complete turnaround after many years of crackdowns on street stalls for “urban beautification.”
Last week, health authorities in Beijing unveiled a set of proposed regulations on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for public consultation. One specific article has drawn the ire of legal experts and people skeptical of TCM practices.
A new Harvard study raises questions about the timing of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan. The study is still awaiting peer review, however, China's efforts to discredit the researchers' work show how science has become politicized amidst a global pandemic.
China’s State Council Information Office has released a 37,000-word white paper assessing their summary of the government's response to Covid-19. Their conclusion? The CCP outperformed its own propaganda.
Thousands in Hong Kong attended the annual vigil today memorializing the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Prior to the vigil, the police had announced a ban on public gatherings due to COVID-19, but in the end they did not enforce that ban.
The Associated Press has published another report about the early days of China’s coronavirus response that punctures Beijing’s official, sanitized narrative of a transparent and immediate response to the crisis.
Chinese lawmakers on Thursday, the final day of this year’s Two Sessions political meetings, passed the country’s first civil code — a legislative package aimed at governing almost every aspect of Chinese people’s lives, including marriage, property, and personal rights.
Thousands of anti-government protesters returned to Hong Kong's streets last week after months of COVID-19-induced social distancing. Meanwhile, Chinese state media and diplomats reveled in the violence unfolding on American streets following the police killing of George Floyd.
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim again at China and the World Health Organization over their handling of the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic.