“Control your soul’s desire for freedom”: Shanghai’s dystopian Covid regime
As case numbers surge in China's largest city, the inhumanity of its lockdown is stirring public anger.
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The philosopher and Nobel Prize winner on identity, decolonisation and how to change the world.
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No, China is not a winner from the war in Ukraine
Beijing stands to lose less than some, but the conflict harms Chinese interests more than it helps them.
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How Omicron is testing China’s zero-Covid strategy
The country is enduring its biggest rise in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.
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Afghan kidnappings leave families in the dark
Since the Taliban regained power, huge numbers have disappeared – including eight Britons and two Americans – with no recourse…
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Hong Kong’s deadly Covid surge
Morgues are filling up and the city is reportedly running out of coffins as Hong Kong's hospitals are overwhelmed.
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China’s zero-Covid policy faces its greatest test
Tens of millions of people are under lockdown and there are fears of disruptions to global supply chains as a…
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Caught between Putin and the West, Xi Jinping faces a crucial choice on Russia
To walk away from Beijing's relationship with Moscow, Xi would have to admit he had made a mistake – that…
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