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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicChina Covid policy

Topic: China Covid policy

The end of the Chinese growth miracle & Xi’s economic gamble to avert a Japan-like slowdown

Barry Naughton, economist & expert on China, talks about the challenges of the nation's post-Covid economy & its new focus on 'construction of modernised industrialised system'.

‘There was so much covered up’: NYT probe finds China ‘stifled’ research on Covid-19

A review of over a dozen retracted papers by NYT has revealed that China revised or suppressed research on early cases and censored topics 'that could make the govt look bad'.

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since 2020

The removal of this last cross-border control measure imposed to guard against Covid-19 comes after authorities last month declared victory over a recent surge in the virus.

How China’s No 2 on the CCP’s Politburo Standing Committee brought the end of zero-Covid policy

Experts say Li Qiang abruptly drove a decision to activate the reopening plans sooner than intended to contain the economic toll of the zero-COVID campaign.

China’s health authorities say Covid-19 epidemic has ‘basically’ ended, but not completely over

Beijing: Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found...

China leaders declare ‘decisive victory’ over pandemic as Covid cases decline

Nearly 8 lakh severe cases were treated, but leaders cautioned that the virus is still spreading globally and continues to mutate, according to state media.

Elderly protest in China’s Wuhan against medical benefit cuts

Personal medical insurance benefits for retirees have been slashed from about 5% of the average basic pension to 2.5%, according to Wuhan Healthcare Security Administration.

No new Covid-19 variants emerged during latest outbreak in China, says study in The Lancet

Although the researchers only analysed data between Nov-Dec 2022 from Beijing, rather than the Chinese mainland, they claim that the data is representative of the country as a whole.

Vacations within China over Lunar New Year break surge after lifting of Covid-19 curbs

By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of people making trips inside China over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 curbs that

China reports 60,000 Covid deaths since early Dec, study says toll might hit 1 million in 2023

5,503 have died in China from respiratory failure caused by Covid since Dec, 54,435 from other ailments along with Covid. A US institute projects 3rd of country will be infected by April.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy doesn’t need DOGE. Hiring more would be better for efficiency

The view that bureaucracies are bloated with far too many employees preying on taxpayers money is a widely held myth. Research shows how significantly understaffed the Indian state is.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.