Hundreds of factory workers at a Shanghai facility that makes Apple products rioted on Thursday, clashing with guards in hazmat suits and jumping across security barriers in an apparent mutiny ... ( read original story ...)
It’s time for youngsters to take up the cudgels for seniors and disabled in today’s digital world
They are old or disabled, not knowing what to do when the world outside is totally changed. In a China News Week story published on April 30, Shanghai visually impaired resident Wen Qing was reported ... ( read original story ...)
In Shanghai, Citizens Cope with Lockdown and Censorship by Minting NFTs
China's largest city — are minting non-fungible tokens of the Covid-19 lockdown to memorialize the experience and circumvent gov ... ( read original story ...)
Has Shanghai Been Xinjianged?
Shanghai used to be the glamorous China, while Xinjiang was the dark China. Now both are casualties of authoritarian excess. ( read original story ...)
The Shanghai Lockdown’s Viral Trend: ‘African Warrior’ Videos
A viral lockdown trend illustrates some of China’s attitudes to international relations and people-to-people diplomacy – including persistent stereotypes. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai stocks end higher as cenbank vows further policy support; Hong Kong falls
Both official and private surveys showed China's services and factory activities contracted at a steeper pace in April amid escalating COVID-19 lockdowns ... ( read original story ...)
NFTs preserve Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown record from China censorship
“I chose the Mao-era propaganda style for these pieces because some people are saying the lockdown situation is taking Shanghai backwards,” Fong said. While China has banned cryptocurrency trading, it ... ( read original story ...)