

Keith Bradsher
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Beijing Braces for Covid Surge After China Lifts Pandemic Curbs
Residents in the capital city buy up at-home tests and fever medication following the government’s decision to ease its “zero Covid” policy.

How Will China Turn Its Economy Back On? The World Is About to Find Out.
Strict “zero Covid” curbs have been smothering growth. After easing them, Beijing faces the twin challenges of rising caseloads and wary consumers.

After Fanning Covid Fears, China Must Now Try to Allay Them
Beijing had long warned that the only effective response was testing, quarantine and lockdowns. As it shifts policy, it must change how it portrays the...

China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.

China Is Finally Trying to Fix Its Housing Crisis
After a year on the sidelines, Beijing this week took steps to get hundreds of billions of dollars into the hands of the country’s flailing...

Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.

China G.D.P. Data Is Unexpectedly Released After Delay
China said its output was up 3.9 percent from July through September, better than in the spring but still far short of Beijing’s target for...

China’s GDP Data Delay Points to Murky Economic Picture
The delay in announcing routine growth data this week was only the latest example of how hard it has become to peer into China’s economy,...

China Delays the Release of G.D.P. and Other Economic Data
The unusual move comes as the country’s ruling elite have gathered in Beijing for the twice-a-decade national congress of the Communist Party.

China’s Communist Party Congress: What It Means for Business
The opening speech by Xi Jinping, the country’s top leader, could provide clues to policies with broad economic and financial implications. A new leadership team...