Protests against China’s Covid restrictions were also a rejection of a culture that idolizes pain and suffering.
Tag: Shanghai (China)
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As Cases Spread, China’s Low Covid Death Toll Convinces No One
China’s murky statistics are fueling widespread public distrust. Its narrow definition of Covid deaths “will very much underestimate the true death toll,” the W.H.O. says.
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China’s Abrupt Covid Pivot Leaves Many Without Medicines
Millions are desperate to get their hands on fever-reducing drugs and antivirals such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid as infections across China outpace supplies.
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In FTX Collapse, Binance Sees a Chance to Become the New Face of Crypto
Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao were archrivals. With FTX gone, Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, is trying to step into the void.
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How Will China Turn Its Economy Back On? The World Is About to Find Out.
Strict “zero Covid” curbs have been smothering growth. After easing them, Beijing faces the twin challenges of rising caseloads and wary consumers.