Alexandra Stevenson
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Can Hong Kong Recover as a Global Metropolis After Pandemic Barriers?
Officials are saying the city will bounce back. But even before 2020, Chinese control was changing Hong Kong’s character and driving people away.
Chinese Canadian Billionaire Sentenced to 13 Years for Financial Crimes
Five years after being grabbed from a Hong Kong hotel, Xiao Jianhua, who came to symbolize China’s corporate excess, also faces a hefty fine, as...
Five State-Run Chinese Giants to Delist From U.S. Stock Exchanges
The companies, collectively worth hundreds of billions of dollars, issued a flurry of statements amid tensions between Beijing and Washington over regulation and broader political...
China Offers Women Perks for Having Babies, if They’re Married
Beijing is giving incentives to stem a demographic crisis, but its control over childbirth and its suppression of women’s rights are making it difficult for...
Explosions and Fire Break Out at Sinopec’s Shanghai Headquarters
Firefighters were able to put the blaze under control, but it caused residents of a nearby neighborhood to flee their homes.
For Its Next Zero Covid Chapter, China Turns to Mass Testing
Residents in many cities must show negative P.C.R. tests to go shopping or use public services. The policy may hamper efforts to revive the economy.
The World Tries to Move Beyond Covid. China May Stand in the Way.
Xi Jinping has redoubled his country’s efforts to control the virus, even as a growing number of leaders call on Beijing to change course.
Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years
Launched in 1880, the ferry has witnessed both Hong Kong’s transformation into a global financial hub and its history of protests. But battered by a...
China’s economy is paying a price as lockdowns restrict nearly a third of its population.
The country’s zero-tolerance policy for coronavirus cases has analysts downgrading China economic growth forecasts.
China’s Divorce Rate Is Down, but So Are Marriages
While officials say a new law has helped save marriages, the bigger challenge in the country’s demographic crisis is that fewer people are getting married...