The Latest Breaking News from Zhengzhou

China locks down almost 1 million people near iPhone factory

The iPhone manufacturing hub of Zhengzhou locked down one of its most-populated districts to tame a virus flareup, with creeping restrictions throughout China underscoring the constant threat of disruption companies face while the country sticks to Covid Zero.

The Times of India · Oct 17, 2022

As China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’, some have had enough

The digital tools for tackling the virus are intruding deeply into people’s lives, but there is no sign of a relaxation.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

When Chinese protesters came up against Xi's security machine

Jack Yao, a Chinese Communist Party member, never wanted to be an activist.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control

Angry bank customers were travelling to a central China city to try and retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks when they were stopped in their tracks

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Reports: Chinese Authorities Using Covid-tracking App To Thwart Protesters

In Zhengzhou, protests fizzled after people found their health codes had suddenly turned red, meaning they couldn’t travel.

The News Lens · Jun 16, 2022

China’s ‘iPhone city’ may be using Covid controls to prevent investors from protesting

A manufacturing hub in central China is allegedly abusing its Covid control measures to prevent investors who say they have been swindled out of billions of dollars in a suspected financial scam from returning to the city to protest.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Central Chinese city of Zhengzhou imposes new COVID movement curbs for May 4-10

The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou announced on Tuesday it would impose new COVID-related movement curbs for May 4-10.

Reuters · May 3, 2022

Central China Metropolis Eases Homebuying Rules to Jolt Sluggish Local Market

Zhengzhou is the first ‘second-tier’ city to rescue its property market in 2022, analysts say

Caixin Global · Mar 2, 2022

Chinese officials arrested for concealing true scale of flood death toll

Beijing government says officials in Henan province were found to have deliberately underreported the disaster

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2022

Beijing punishes local officials for handling of deadly Henan floods

Beijing has punished almost 100 officials and company managers for dereliction of duty around catastrophic floods that hit Henan province and killed hundreds of people last July, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022