As Covid vaccinations ramp up in the rest of the world, China faces two unpalatable choices.
Covid-19 may have gotten its start in China, but the country seemed to be the first to contain it. Whether China can maintain that edge, though, is another question.
After months of successfully controlling the spread of Covid-19 in China, the virus has suddenly resurfaced in the northern part of the country — in Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and even in Beijing, necessitating a complete lockdown in nearby Shijiazhuang. Given the ongoing success of Chinese quarantine policies, these outbreaks
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When Joe Biden took office, many of his supporters thought the first order of business would be unwinding Donald Trump's trade war with China. But his trade czar, Katherine Tai, has been largely MIA, a stark contrast to her predecessor, the fiery and ubiquitous Robert Lighthizer. So what has Tai been up to?
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