MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Xi defends COVID zero without showing China path out of pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping again defended his signature COVID-zero policy, while avoiding setting a timeline on when the strategy that’s become a source of growing frustration for the public will be changed.

Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022

China Signals No End to Zero-Covid Curbs

China's state media on Wednesday signaled no let-up in its strict zero-Covid policy to guard against coronavirus strains, publishing an editorial -- the fourth this week ahead of the Communist Party Congress -- vowing to never "lie flat" on virus controls. The messaging dashes widespread hopes from the Chinese public…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022

Not 'lying flat': China to persist with tough COVID policies

China will persist with its COVID-19 policies to guard against new coronavirus strains and the risks they bring, the official newspaper of the Communist Party warned in a commentary for the third straight day, crushing hopes of any near-term easing.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: In Chinese media, the US is the villain

In tightly-controlled media space, conflict is an opportunity for Beijing to advance its ‘information proxy war’.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022