How Hong Kong’s ‘zero covid’ policy backfired

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Il y a seulement 52 ans, la grippe de Hongkong causée par un virus H3N2 partait de Chine centrale pour se propager à travers la planète. Le bilan est terrible : plus d’un million de morts dans le monde dont 30 000 à 35 000 en France. Pourtant, plus personne ne semble s’en souveni ...  Show more

For nearly three years, China had one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in the world, thanks to its strict yet effective “zero Covid” approach.

But last month, the government suddenly abandoned the policy. Since then, there have been millions of coronavirus cases acr ...

Hong Kong ormai assomiglia a una normale città cinese. I dissidenti e gli stranieri come Stephen Roach, che l’hanno a lungo considerata casa, ormai non la riconoscono più. La città che era famosa come centro finanziario ora è famosa per le leggi repressive. La protesta ha perso e ...  Show more

Each Monday this August, we're looking back at some of the stories from the past year that stuck with us.

In June 2020, with the world's attention on the pandemic, Hong Kong’s freedoms were under threat as the Chinese government imposed a draconian new security law. Now, ...