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Rumors of change in Covid policies; Lockdowns; Two Establishes 两个确立 vs. Two Upholds 两个维护 — Sinocism)
Xi's message to the PRC's youth; Busy week of foreign visitors; Covid lockdowns — Sinocism)
Workers flee China’s Covid restrictions at Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory — Financial Times)
Coronavirus: Chinese authorities race to contain new waves of ‘dire and complicated’ outbreaks — South China Morning Post)
‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma — New York Times)
Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future — Foreign Policy)
Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’ — The Guardian)
"A Chinese business consultant in a Ted-style talk justified zero-Covid policy by saying that in 10 years the West will be brought to its knees b/c long-Covid" — Twitter: @YanzhongHuang)
Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were blocked from leaving the compound as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown — Twitter: @dw_hotspotasia)
COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab — ProPublica)
The Lab Leak Hypothesis — N.Y. Mag)
