COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils

SHANGHAI/BEIJING--People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on ...

Guangzhou’s COVID outbreak deepens as more lockdowns loom in China

BEIJING--COVID-19 cases sharply escalated in Guangzhou and other major Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with ...

Coronavirus China

Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus on mainland China. The first cases of the virus, which ...

In China's Wuhan, a shadow of reserve and resentment even as COVID lockdowns ease

WUHAN - In the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak nearly three years ago and where thousands died, ...

China: Lockdown imposed in Fenyang after Covid cases skyrocket

China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to harsh measures to keep the disease from spreading.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Coronavirus lockdown in China has air pollution levels tumbling, NASA satellites reveal

Air pollution over China has plummeted in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that forced the shutdown of industry and transport, NASA says. NASA and the European Space Agency's pollution monitoring ...
Politico Europe

China’s COVID lockdowns spell relief for Europe’s energy security worries

China’s President Xi Jinping has some good news for Europe — his country's draconian zero-COVID policies aren't likely to be dropped. That's a relief for European buyers of liquefied natural gas, as ...
The New York Times

‘Let’s Not Talk About It’: 5 Years Later, China’s Covid Shadow Lingers

People who endured the longest Covid restrictions in the world are still grappling with what they lost: their loved ones, their livelihoods, their dignity. The mostly shuttered neighborhood of Menghua ...