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Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Gets China Approval

China's second COVID-19 drug is the first foreign treatment related to the disease to be approved in the country.

by Lars James Hamer, 14 February 2022

China Reports 50% Decrease in COVID-Related Deaths

Looking at the facts behind China's COVID deaths.

by Lars James Hamer, 06 February 2023

COVID-19 Leads to Record Rainfall in China

Scientists have found that a reduction in greenhouse gases due to COVID-19 caused flooding in eastern and central China in 2020.

by Lars James Hamer, 21 February 2022

Phone Booth Quarantine Emblematic of Migrant Workers’ Conditions

A migrant worker in Shanghai with no permanent residence lived in a phone box for over a month. The sight shines a light on the harm COVID restrictions can have on China's 'floating...

by Lars James Hamer, 09 May 2022

Flight MU5735: A Search and Rescue Diary

Teng Xingwen was a member of one of the first response search and rescue teams in Wuzhou, after Flight MU5735 crashed into the mountains.

by Lars James Hamer, 30 March 2022

Hainan Officials Gambling & Fighting During COVID Outbreak

Six officials have been punished for dereliction of duty during the island's COVID-19 battle.

by Lars James Hamer, 16 August 2022

Weibo Bans These ‘Vulgar’ and ‘Insulting’ Words

Weibo will ban the following terms from its social media platform.

by Lars James Hamer, 10 December 2021

Another Xi’an Citizen Refused Hospital Entry Dies

A woman shares her experience of being turned away from multiple hospitals in Xi'an as her father slowly dies.

by Lars James Hamer, 06 January 2022

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