The Chinese capital tries to avoid a lockdown
Shanghai hopes to come out of its own quarantine by the end of June
On may 17th the authorities in Shanghai announced that a milestone had been reached in the city’s draconian lockdown that has lasted nearly two months: no new cases for three days outside quarantine areas. But officials say people across China must not let their guard down. Despite growing signs of discontent and severe damage to the economy, the country’s health chief, Ma Xiaowei, said on May 16th: “We’re a long way off being able to relax.”
This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “All eyes on Beijing”
China May 21st 2022
- The UN’s human-rights chief is finally about to visit Xinjiang
- Hong Kong arrests a Catholic priest for siding with democrats
- The Chinese capital tries to avoid a lockdown
- A new Twitter account shows how the Chinese Communist Party stirs up ultra-nationalism
- Covid shows that in China, politics matters more than pragmatism
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