How Covid shook the West’s faith in itself and changed normal life forever
Lockdowns restricted people’s lives beyond recognition – but why did governments defer to the Chinese method of pandemic management?
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China’s censorship machine sanitises Fight Club
The anarchic original runs counter to the Chinese government’s priorities of order and strong central control.
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With the Beijing Winter Olympics near, can China sustain its “zero Covid” strategy?
As the rest of the world learns to live with coronavirus, China is increasingly isolated.
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Why Hong Kong is culling its hamsters – and how citizens are fighting back
The resistance to Beijing's zero-Covid policy shows Hong Kong's civil society has not been totally crushed.
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How Beijing took control of air pollution
After years of appalling smogs, China's capital has finally met cleaner air targets ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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What the Thucydides Trap gets wrong about China
The theory goes that war is inevitable when an emerging power threatens to displace an old one. But when it…
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The UK must abandon “democratic defeatism” if it’s to stand up to China
Beijing’s selective application of international rules is changing the world for the worse.
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The left must stand against Xi Jinping’s totalitarian China
The Chinese communist elite is the enemy of the Chinese workers. Its Western apologists need to be confronted.
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