The recent rise in cases in Beijing sparked fears the country's political centre may also go into a lockdown. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
China policymakers disagree on property crackdown
Chinese regulators led by vice-premier Liu He are concerned that the government is underestimating the economic impact of its crackdown on the property sector and Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing to test 20 million for Covid-19 in bid to avert Shanghai lockdown misery
BEIJING/SHANGHAI - Three-quarters of Beijing's 22 million people lined up for Covid-19 tests on Tuesday (April 26) as authorities in the Chinese capital raced to stamp out a nascent outbreak and avert ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Zero-COVID spells trouble for Shanghai’s financial centre ambitions
China's COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines, after a wave of regulatory reforms and geopolitical brinkmanship, may be incompatible with Beijing's ambitions to turn Shanghai into an international ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Fall As China Covid Woes Persist; UPS In Focus On Earnings Beat
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by over 230 points as investors continue the April sell-off. This comes as concerns about the global economic growth took center stage. With Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Starving Shanghai residents scream at authorities during COVID lockdown
The footage showed the locked-up citizens shouting at officials in Shi Lan San village on Saturday amid reports of food shortages across the city as China doubles down on its “zero COVID” ... ( read original story ...)
Will Beijing see a Shanghai-style lockdown?
An order of mass testing has residents in China's capital worries they could be embarking on a Shanghai-style nightmare. ( read original story ...)