Arbitrary rules concocted by local officials have made travel within the country harder than it has been for decades
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Under China’s ‘zero COVID,’ uncertainty reigns and unsettles
As coronavirus cases rose in Shanghai earlier this year and the city’s lockdown stretched from weeks to months, Leah Zhang’s feeling of suffocation grew. Though she could walk around campus freely, she was robbed of…
China backs down on testing, quarantine requirements amid lockdown outrage
Chinese health authorities on Wednesday announced that some the country’s Draconian COVID-19 policies would be rolled back following widespread anti-lockdown protests.
Factbox-China’s Rigid Zero-COVID-19 Policy Starts to Thaw
Beijing has not officially said it is ending its zero-COVID policy, but the adjustments are the clearest sign yet China is quickly pivoting away from that policy and towards letting its people live with the…
Coronavirus: Mainland China’s easing should spur Hong Kong to ask for border reopening, business leaders and health experts say
Easing of restrictions by Beijing sparks hopes that city can also axe entry restrictions for inbound travellers Politician appeals for Hong Kong to ask Beijing for increase in quarantine hotel quota …
China eases its ‘zero COVID’ rules after protests
People with mild cases will be allowed to isolate at home, the National Health Commission announced, instead of going to sometimes overcrowded or unsanitary quarantine centers.
In a major shift, China eases draconian “zero-COVID” policy restrictions
The announcement appeared to be in response to widespread protests in recent weeks, including some of the boldest demonstrations China has seen in decades.
China trade slump, Apple woes, central bank meetings – what’s moving markets
China announced more measures loosening COVID-19 health measures after new data showed its trade slowed sharply in November. Apple’s iPhone production is one of the casualties of that trend. Central …
China boosts gold reserves for the first time in over 3 years in possible attempt to diversify away from dollar
The People’s Bank of China has now emerged as one of the large mystery buyers in the bullion market following speculation over recent purchases.
UPDATE 1-China’s Xi arrives in Saudi on ‘epoch-making’ visit to deepen economic and strategic ties
Unlike Washington, Beijing retains good ties with Riyadh’s regional rival Iran, another supplier of oil to China, and has shown little interest in addressing Saudi political or security concerns in …
Beijing eyes margin trade, stock lending
The official launch of margin trading and securities lending on the Beijing Stock Exchange could be on the horizon as the one-year-old bourse steps up efforts to perfect market functioning, experts …
China Reverses Harshest Covid-19 Restrictions following Protests
China has lifted its strictest zero-Covid policies after protests challenging the draconian measures swept the nation.
This is how China’s zero-covid policy is changing
Instead of a single top-down decision from Beijing to roll back zero-covid policies, there have been many independent decisions announced by local governments in the last week, mostly about canceling …
