Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.
Tag: Shanghai (China)
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Inside China’s Zero-Covid Fortress, Xi Admits No Doubts
As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China’s leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
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China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Propaganda
Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.
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Amid Virus Chaos, Shanghai Residents Band Together
As the authorities in China’s biggest city fight to stamp out an Omicron outbreak, neighbors are turning to one another for support.
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China’s Covid Lockdowns Stir Memories of a Planned Economy
China is meddling with free enterprise as it hasn’t in decades. The results are familiar to those old enough to remember: scarcity, and the rise of black markets.