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COVID causes blanket postponement of top-tier sporting events in China
Meanwhile: Mercedes F1 boss wants three Chinese races in the future.
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How scared are people in Beijing of a COVID lockdown? — Q&A with Anthony Tao
A chat with Anthony Tao, SupChina’s managing editor, who lives in Beijing, where some of his fellow residents are stockpiling food in fear of strict Shanghai-style lockdowns that could come to the city if COVID rates continue to rise.
Chinese supermarkets, airlines, and hotels are COVID victims, but ecommerce companies are raking it in
Supermarkets, airlines, hotels, movie theaters, and other businesses dependent on physical human traffic are suffering under China’s COVID-19 lockdowns, but ecommerce companies are raking it in.
Supply chains are snarled up but transportation and freight companies are making bank
As COVID rages on in China and global supply chains remain jammed up, Chinese logistics companies are doing better than ever: 2021 was a banner year for companies that move goods around China and the world.
COVID-19 lockdown in the capital: Some Beijingers panic-buy as others remain phlegmatic
Life is not quite normal in China’s capital as fears of a lockdown rise alongside infection rates, but many people don’t fear the worst.
Parts of Beijing go into COVID-19 lockdown, as Shanghai fences residents in and Hong Kong eases restrictions slightly
Pandemic restrictions are affecting all of China’s major metropolises: This is a roundup of the latest lockdown news.
Rumors swirl about Asian Games postponement
All eyes will be on the World University Games in Chengdu at the end of June to see how the event will handle any potential outbreaks.
‘The mandate of heaven, ain’t falling yet, but there’s a lot of shit on people’s shoes’ — Q&A with Howard Snyder
Howard Snyder has decades of experience in risk and crisis management in Asia for companies like Coca Cola at events like the Shanghai Expo and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. We talked to him about Shanghai under lockdown and what it means for China’s future.
‘Making pots of cash’ — phrase of the week
Making products to test and treat COVID-19 has made a fortune for some Chinese companies.
Shanghai keeps COVID restrictions
Today in pandemic news from China: Shanghai will keep restrictions in place, moldy food, and more.