After a year on the sidelines, Beijing this week took steps to get hundreds of billions of dollars into the hands of the country’s flailing real estate developers.
Tag: China
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iPhone Factory Protest Challenges China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Rules
Protests are rising as China enacts more lockdowns and quarantines, with no end in sight. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership.
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Photos from China’s Latest Covid-19 Lockdowns
Empty streets, shuttered shops, long lines at coronavirus testing sites and other scenes from China as it tries to combat rapidly spreading outbreaks in cities across the country.
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China’s Grandparents Are Done Babysitting and Ready to Go Viral
Rapping grannies, crooning 70-year-olds and gamers in their 80s are challenging traditional Chinese views about aging and what it means to have a long and happy life.
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Beijing Is Tackling Air Pollution. Why Can’t New Delhi?
The return of smog season in India’s capital has again left residents asking why nothing has changed. The answer may be largely political.