Keith Bradsher
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China’s Cities Are Cutting Health Insurance, and People Are Angry
Local governments, short on money after three years of “zero Covid” and faced with many more retirees, are raising costs and overhauling benefits.
How Health Insurance Works in China, and How It’s Changing
China is undertaking a far-reaching overhaul of its health care system as its cities reel from the financial pressure of three years of strict Covid...
Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the...
Natural Gas Shortages Hit China as Temperatures Plunge
Local governments starved for cash after enormous spending on costly “zero Covid” measures cannot afford to keep up adequate supplies of gas.
China’s Economy Slowed at the End of Last Year
New government data shows that growth for the year fell far short of Beijing’s goal. With Covid curbs lifted but the pandemic’s course uncertain, hope...
Why China’s Economy Faces a Perilous Road to Recovery
Years of lockdowns took a brutal toll on businesses. Now, the rapid spread of Covid after a chaotic reopening has deprived them of workers and...
Beijing Braces for Covid Surge After China Lifts Pandemic Curbs
Residents in the capital city buy up at-home tests and fever medication following the government’s decision to ease its “zero Covid” policy.
How Will China Turn Its Economy Back On? The World Is About to Find Out.
Strict “zero Covid” curbs have been smothering growth. After easing them, Beijing faces the twin challenges of rising caseloads and wary consumers.
After Fanning Covid Fears, China Must Now Try to Allay Them
Beijing had long warned that the only effective response was testing, quarantine and lockdowns. As it shifts policy, it must change how it portrays the...
China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.