Tag: Zero-COVID Policy
50,000 People Held Under Lockdown At South China Venue as COVID Rampages
As countries around the world begin to loosen COVID-19 restrictions and reopen borders to resume quarantine-free...
China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures Continue as Parts of Shenzhen Placed Under Lockdown
As China continues to tackle new COVID-19 cases within its border, Shenzhen is feeling the pressure to...
‘I Have Followed the Rules’: US Figure Skater Vincent Zhou Barred From Olympics Closing Ceremony Despite
As the Beijing Winter Olympics come to a close, more athletes are speaking out about this year’s Games...
Chinese City on Border with Vietnam Locked Down as New COVID-19 Outbreaks Surge in Both Countries
On Monday, Feb. 7, the Chinese city of Baise, located close to the border between China and Vietnam,...
Hit by ‘Zero-COVID’ Policies, Chinese Manufacturing Crawls to Slowest Since Start of Pandemic
China’s manufacturing sector slowed to its weakest in almost two years as the country’s stringent “Zero-COVID...
China Lifts Lockdown in Xi’an, Announces Mass COVID Testing in Beijing Ahead of Winter Olympics
One of China's longest and most stringent lockdowns came to an end on Jan. 24 after authorities announced...
Chinese Woman Freezes to Death in Xi’an After Being Refused Entry to Her Apartment for 16 Days
The death of a 29-year-old woman who succumbed to the winter weather after being forced to wait for 16...
Omicron Worsens the Supply Chain Crisis
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, many factories have shut down, and supply chain schedules...
Protests Break Out Across China’s Largest Cities as Authorities Try to Enforce ‘Zero-COVID’ Measures
With the Beijing Winter Olympics scheduled to begin in 2 weeks, China’s "Zero-COVID” policies have escalated...
China Restricts Audiences at Beijing Olympics Citing COVID-19, Halts Public Ticket Sales
In view of the “severe and complicated” epidemic control situation, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing...
Chinese Authorities Announce New Travel Restrictions Ahead of Winter Olympics, US Citizens Barred From
Under new requirements issued by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Embassy on Jan. 5, passengers arriving...
Residents in Locked-Down Xi’an Made to Say ‘Thank You, Communist Party’ When Receiving Food
The city of Xi'an in China’s Shaanxi Province has been under a citywide lockdown since Dec. 23, 2021....