The Latest Breaking News from China

Whole of Shanghai enters COVID lockdown despite lower symptomatic cases

(This April 5 story corrects final paragraph to say the 23 cities account for 22% of GDP, not 13.6%)

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

COVID-19: The endless search for the origins of the virus

Two years after a pandemic was declared, scientists continue to debate how the coronavirus came to infect humans.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022

Tensions are high between China and Australia over Solomon Islands, but it’s in everyone’s interests to simmer down

Angry rhetoric over China’s deal with the Pacific nation hides the mutual interest all sides have in stability in the Pacific region

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2022

Barley exporters in need of another beer-making country or two after China trade ban

Two years on from China trade ban, barley exporters are searching for new markets in beer-making countries in a grab for premium prices.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022

Kansas researcher to mount defense over China ties at trial

The trial of a researcher accused of illegally keeping secret work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas has resumed with defense attorneys trying to cast doubt on the government’s handling of his prosecution

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

How to survive in a binary world

Like it or not, we are today living in a bifurcated world as never seen before. In the past, the so-called divided world was half real and half imagined, with no clearly defined red line. That gave a lot of room for diplomatic manoeuvring to all countries not wanting to…

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2022

'Kafkaesque' true stories of ordinary people: inside the first days of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

We have lived through two tumultuous years as the COVID-19 pandemic has swept through Australia. Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison took the lead, for domestic political purposes, in calling for an investigation into the origins of the virus in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022

The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi

Mediation is certainly feasible and India is well positioned to act as a ‘Vishwa-Guru’ between Russia and the West

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022

Facing criticism, Tim Ryan defends anti-China ad in Ohio Senate race - Roll Call

Asian American Democrats want Ohio Senate candidate Rep. Tim Ryan to halt an ad that repeatedly blames China for economic problems.

Roll Call · Apr 4, 2022

Shein is the new darling of China's fast fashion industry — but at what cost?

Shein has released its first Sustainability and Social Impact report – and it reveals unsafe workplaces and underage labour.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022