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‘China’s Hawaii’ promised escape. Tourists got lockdowns instead

Some 178,000 tourists are reportedly stranded in Hainan as the resort island battles its worst COVID outbreak yet.

Al Jazeera

Escaping Shanghai's COVID lockdown only to get trapped in Hainan

Brian Hall fled Shanghai in June to avoid another lockdown of his residential compound, escaping to China's tropical tourist island of Hainan where he could work remotely as a public health professor after undertaking 10 days of quarantine.

Reuters

Analysis-More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after zero-COVID ordeal

Seeing Chinese authorities exercise extraordinary powers during a stringent COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai earlier this year altered Claire Jiang's life plans: she no longer wants to have babies in China.

Reuters

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Chinese resort city Sanya locked down

SHANGHAI: The southern Chinese beach holiday city of Sanya imposed a lockdown on Saturday and shut its public transport system to try to stop a Covid-19 outbreak during its peak tourist season.

Bangkok Post

Child falls out of car window onto busy road as driver pulls away at junction

The terrifying clip shows the moment a young child topples out of the passenger-side window of a vehicle at an intersection in Ningbo, a city in eastern China just south of Shanghai

Daily Mirror

Kiwi export reps troubled by trials and tribulations of China's lockdown

Under intense pressure to keep their businesses operating, NZers struggled even to access food under Shanghai's draconian restrictions.

Newsroom.co.nz

Tesla's Giga Shanghai Cranking Out EVs And Packing Pier Parking Lots

We recently showed you Tesla's massive stockpile of mostly Model 3 exports. They're gone now, and Tesla China is already teeming with Model Ys for export.

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Defiant Laoximen residents cling to homes as Shanghai's former cultural centre is redeveloped

One of Shanghai's oldest neighbourhoods is barely clinging to life as the city presses ahead with demolition and redevelopment plans.

ABC News

Sony sees profit rise despite waning interest in video games

Sony has reported its profit edged up 3% in the last quarter, weathering production setbacks from COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and a trend away from video games as pandemic restrictions eased elsewhere

The Independent UK

What to Expect From a Bolder Xi Jinping

Get Ready for a More Ambitious Chinese Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs

China’s BYD was written off by Elon Musk. Now it’s beating Tesla

Shenzhen-based electric carmaker sold more than 641,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022.

Al Jazeera

What’s Next for China’s Economy?

China’s economy shrunk from April to June compared to the first three months of the year.

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Tesla To Produce 3,000 EVs Per Day In China After Factory Upgrades

Despite some setbacks in China early on, along with the more recent shutdowns, Tesla's Giga Shanghai has been largely successful, and now it's upping the ante.

InsideEVs

Shanghai's Baoshan district orders lockdown on some steel warehouses

A district in China's financial hub of Shanghai has ordered a three-day lockdown of some of its steel warehouses from July 26 after a residential neighborhood in the district was classified as high risk following the detection of a coronavirus case there.

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The Guardian - UK

Qin Yi obituary

One of China’s ‘four great actresses’ whose career lasted from the pre-communist era to modern blockbusters

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Receives Largest Share of China's BRI Investments

Saudi Arabia is the largest recipient of Chinese investments within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during the first half of 2022, according to a recent report. China's Belt and Road Initiative aims to improve interconnection and cooperation across continents and move to jointly establish the Silk Road Economic Belt…

Reuters

Shanghai reports 15 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 3 symptomatic for July 21

Shanghai reported 15 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 21, up from 14 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were three, the same as the day before, the city government said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

New Baidu self-driving taxi is 50% cheaper

SHANGHAI: Baidu Inc yesterday unveiled a new version of its robotaxi that it says costs nearly half as much to make as the previous model, opening the opportunity for cheaper travel.

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Shanghai reports 14 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 3 symptomatic for July 20

Shanghai reported 14 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 20, up from 10 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were three, down from five the day before, the city government said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Run philosophy’: the Chinese citizens seeking to leave amid Covid uncertainty

With Beijing’s zero Covid policy set to continue, many disillusioned citizens have begun planning to leave the country

Reuters

Shanghai reports 10 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 5 symptomatic for July 19

Shanghai reported 10 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 19, down from 19 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were five, up from four the day before, the city government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Shanghai reports 19 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 4 symptomatic for July 18

Shanghai reported 19 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 18, up from 14 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases were four, up from three the day before, the city government said on Tuesday.

InsideEVs

Tesla Made Up Almost Half Of China's NEV Exports In H1 2022

Despite the Shanghai lockdowns, Tesla managed to export 97,182 vehicles from its Chinese factory, which accounts for 48% of China's NEV exports in H1 2022.

Reuters

Shanghai enforces new COVID testing, some areas in China extend lockdowns

Several large Chinese cities including Shanghai are rolling out new mass testing or extending lockdowns on millions of residents to counter new clusters of COVID-19 infections, with some measures being criticised on the internet.

Reuters

Shanghai to hold mass COVID testing exercise over July 19-21

Shanghai will require residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to undergo testing for COVID-19 over July 19-21 in an effort to stem any community spread of the virus, the city government said on Monday.

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