China’s “zero-Covid” policy relies heavily on mobile phone apps that display a health code in one of three “traffic light” colors: red, yellow, or green. Users install the apps via WeChat or Alipay, enter their...
As the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, China continues to adhere to a stringent “zero-COVID” policy, long after many other nations (including Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand) have abandoned their...
In recent weeks, a number of prominent Chinese epidemiologists have cautioned against “quarantine overreach,” pointing out the human toll of a continuing “zero-Covid” policy and reigniting a debate over the best policy for China...
The arrival of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in mainland China has led some to reassess the country’s strategy of lockdowns and mass testing. Rather than endlessly cycle through such disruptive, costly measures, why not...
Over the weekend, an extended essay about Wuhan’s observation of the 2021 Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping Day) received considerable attention on Chinese social media. Weaving together painful memories from last...
Last week, news broke that HIV antibodies had been detected in 12,229 bottles of a blood...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
In response to a rising trend of hospital violence inflicted on doctors and medical staff by...
Three doctors in three different cities in China have been assaulted by their patients this month,...
A government probe into Baidu’s paid search results has concluded that the web services...
On Monday, Chinese authorities launched an investigation into Baidu’s unethical search...
Tweeter @beidaijin has shared the following propaganda directive, also posted to CDT Chinese: #Ban...
Badiucao responds to the death of college student Wei Zexi, who died of cancer in April after...
Following a public debate over the reproductive rights of single women and regulations which...
At the China Policy Institute Blog, Dr. Neil Munro from the University of Glasgow discusses...
South China Morning Post’s Verna Yu reports fears for the health of 71-year-old journalist...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Bloomberg’s Li Hui and Keith Zhai report that while China’s poor often cannot afford...
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