Tag Archives: Guangzhou (China)

The New York Times 3:06 pm on July 20, 2022
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Local Chinese Officials Apologize for Entering Homes in Search of Covid Cases

Community workers in the city of Guangzhou were looking for people who had tested positive for the virus and close contacts of patients.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 12, 2022
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From the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story

A lawyer flew home to China hoping to see his family for the first time since the pandemic began. Instead, he was trapped in three months of quarantine.

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The New York Times 5:44 pm on March 26, 2022
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China Eastern Crash Killed All 132 on Flight

Investigators were still looking for wreckage, remains and the second black box in an effort to determine what caused the crash.

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The New York Times 9:47 pm on March 21, 2022
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After Boeing Plane Crash in China, a Desperate Hunt for Survivors

The plane that crashed in a mountainous area of southern China was carrying 132 people, and rescuers who went to the crash site faced harsh conditions.

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The New York Times 12:05 pm on March 21, 2022
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Flight MU-5735 Descended More Than 20,000 Feet in Just Over a Minute

An hour after it took off, the flight turned horribly wrong, according to data from Flightradar24.

#aviation-accidents-safety-and-disasters, #china, #china-eastern-airlines, #guangxi-china, #guangzhou-china, #kunming-china

The New York Times 10:40 am on March 14, 2022
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Wave of Omicron Infections Prompts Lockdowns in China

After two years of largely containing coronavirus outbreaks, China’s “Covid zero” policies are being tested by the highly transmissible variant.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 15, 2022
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For the Games, Xi Ordered Up a Snow Sports Fever. Will it Last?

China said it succeeded on a vow by Xi Jinping, the country’s top leader, to nurture millions of winter sports enthusiasts. But will the interest last after the Winter Games end?

#china, #communist-party-of-china, #curling, #guangzhou-china, #liaoning-china, #olympic-games-2022, #skiing, #snowboarding, #xi-jinping

The New York Times 12:37 pm on January 4, 2022
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With Property Sales Plunging, China Evergrande Faces More Protests

The developer has tried for months to signal that its $300 billion debt problem was under control. But the challenges keep mounting.

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The New York Times 2:09 pm on June 9, 2021
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China Returns to Its Strict Covid Restrictions to Fight a New Outbreak

Foreign businesses worry that tough quarantines and restrictions could persist into next year as Beijing struggles with variants and questions about its vaccines.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 20, 2020
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In China, the Formidable Prosecutor Turned Lonely Rights Defender

After sheltering a prominent dissident, Yang Bin, a former prosecutor, is now under the scrutiny of the police. But she has no regrets.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 23, 2020
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As China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic Relief

China’s premier wants to retrofit three million older apartment buildings all over the country, but he still needs political buy-in at the top.

#china, #economic-conditions-and-trends, #elderly, #elevators-and-escalators, #guangzhou-china, #li-keqiang, #local-government, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:01 am on July 30, 2020
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Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air

Transmission through aerosols matters — and probably a lot more than we’ve been able to prove yet.

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The New York Times 7:42 pm on June 2, 2020
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‘We Need Help’: Coronavirus Fuels Racism Against Black Americans in China

African governments have loudly protested abuse of their citizens in China, but the Trump administration’s response to harassment of African-Americans has been muted.

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The New York Times 4:00 pm on March 7, 2020
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How My Family Dealt With the Coronavirus Outbreak

I was stuck inside with my parents during Chinese New Year. Here’s what we did.

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