Six decades ago my father was one of the first reporters into Communist China. The country has changed so much since then and yet there are echoes of his observations today. A very personal project
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In early December, China dismantled its āzero-COVIDā policy. Within a month, the virus was everywhere. Sixth Toneās @BeimengFu traveled to remote villages in the southwestern province of Sichuan, where she witnessed firsthand how the virus surge has inundated local hospitals.
Nobel laureate & Rappler CEO Maria Ressa holds back tears as she celebrates her court victory today. āToday, facts win, truth wins, justice wins,ā adds her acquittal isnāt just for Rappler ābut for every Filipino who has ever been unjustly accused.ā @straits_times
Tired of the SBF media road show, here's what real people how were customers of FTX and BlockFi have to say about crypto and how they feel now https://t.co/fKmNvs7re8
The end of Zero COVID may finally be in sight. But what do three years of the basic inability to plan for tomorrow do to peopleās ambition and optimism?
I spent two weeks in Guangdong ā one of the most dynamic parts of China ā trying to find out: https://t.co/QFFKJOKuUq
Jiang Zemin, the Shanghai Communist kingpin who was handpicked to lead China after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and presided over a decade of meteoric economic growth, died on Wednesday. He was 96. https://t.co/e5Dd2d6tKu
Several people in Hong Kongās central district tonight are commemorating the fatal #UrumqiFire
One mainland Chinese living in Hong Kong, in her 20s, said she was āmovedā by the protests in the mainland and wanted to express her support as well as grievances over zero-Covid
Urumqi fire has unleashed defiant eruption of public anger against the CCP. Thousands gathered with candles to mourn the victims. Students staged vigils, many holding pieces of blank white paper in mute protest. w/@ChuBailiang@vwang3@Changxche@muyixiao https://t.co/MWPEIwJsw2
The deadly fire in Urumqi appeared to crystallize public anger over those pressures.
āBefore I felt I was a coward, but now at this moment I feel I can stand up.ā https://t.co/sqFjYH9TCn
This is now on Wulumuqi (=Urumqi) lu in #Shanghai. People holding up white sheets of paper. āWe donāt need to write anything on it. It is a symbol of the revolution of the peopleā, someone says. (Donāt manage to send videos.)
Less than two weeks after tweaking "zero Covid" policies to make them less of a burden on local governments and the economy, China is already expanding lockdowns again and reimposing mass testing. https://t.co/v6dFeax2j2
Hardcore Gamer Yang, 86, plays Call of Duty. Another grandpa serenades fans with ballads. Rappers in their 60s offer jams like 'Spicy Hot Pot Real Rap.' āWe sing out of tune. We are tone deaf," says one. But making videos keeps them busy and fans love it. https://t.co/6MpJ1Q1uen
On China's sprawling internet sexagenarians rap, octogenarians croon and septuagenarians tango, serving up content for millions of fans. āWhat we do now is something we could only dream of when we were young." w/ @ZixuWang_News + photos via @GillSabrie https://t.co/6MpJ1Q1uen
Weāve just left a major Chinese city after spending a day filming a story about a Covid outbreak.
Less than 3 hours later our locally hired driver was taken into the police station and told he couldnāt leave until revealing what he was doing with foreign media.