Chinese youth and workers face jobs crisis as US sanctions hit
There are about 30 million jobless young people even before the annual graduation season in June and July, and this is producing open dissatisfaction on social media.
•Jerry Zhang
Jerry Zhang
Chinese government’s new COVID policy causes public concern as infections rise
Despite widespread public perception that the new policy has failed, the current official explanation is that local governments are making policy adjustments based on the “Twenty Articles.”
•Jerry Zhang
COVID outbreak exposes oppressive conditions for Foxconn workers in China
Foxconn’s coverup, chaotic management and poor environment created alarm among the workers, who saw fellow workers getting infected.
•Jerry Zhang
Henan rural bank scandal points to wider social tensions in China
The crackdown on protests by bank depositors prevented from withdrawing their funds sparked a tsunami of public criticism and comment on the Chinese internet.
•Jerry Zhang
China’s youth unemployment rate climbs to record high
Dissatisfaction about the economy and jobs is sparking discussions on social media and more broadly at breakneck speed.
•Jerry Zhang
Chinese government seeks to head off outrage over human trafficking
An abducted woman’s plight in Feng County, in the eastern province of Jiangsu, triggered social media attention to human trafficking, the root cause of which lies in the restoration of capitalism in China.
•Jerry Zhang
China’s lockdown in Xi’an suppressing COVID-19 outbreak
China’s actions stand in stark contrast to the disastrous policies of other governments around the world that have allowed the virus, particularly the latest Omicron variant, to run rampant through their populations.
•Jerry Zhang, Peter Symonds
Pandemic outbreaks grow in China but Beijing maintains zero-COVID policy
An important reason for Beijing’s adherence to a zero-COVID policy is the general support of scientists and the public.
•Jerry Zhang
China contains infections but virus outbreaks continue from global pandemic
The Chinese government’s response demonstrates the potential for scientific policies to eradicate the virus, but only if it is implemented at a global, not just a national level.
•Jerry Zhang
COVID-19 outbreak worsens in Taiwan amid vaccine row
In addition to the big business-driven chaos of the government’s response to the pandemic, the island’s vaccine supply has been subordinated to the Biden administration’s drive to use Taiwan as a tool to confront Beijing.
•Jerry Zhang
COVID-19 breaks out in Taiwan, with daily case numbers above 100
Despite the resurgence of the pandemic globally, Taipei continued to ease restrictions, leading to what is now a dangerous outbreak.
•Jerry Zhang
Beijing reacts to mounting US belligerence with nationalist boycott campaign
There is nothing progressive about the current nationalist campaign in China which the CCP is using to advance its interests internationally, while driving a wedge between Chinese workers and their class brothers and sisters around the world.
•Jerry Zhang, Peter Symonds
As pandemic continues in China, lack of resources provokes social media protests
The government’s COVID-19 prevention and control system is facing tremendous pressure and fuelling popular discontent.
•Jerry Zhang
As COVID-19 resurges, Chinese workers hit by pay and job cuts
As well as being placed on the front line of the pandemic, workers are facing an offensive against their working conditions.
•Jerry Zhang
COVID-19 cases increasing rapidly in China
Despite large-scale testing and contact tracing, the highly-contagious virus has still spread, especially among workers in the most exposed industries.
•Jerry Zhang
Large COVID-19 outbreak in Xinjiang, China
Repeated flare-ups of coronavirus in different regions of China highlight the fact that the pandemic is a global issue that cannot be resolved on a national basis by locking down borders.
•Jerry Zhang
Protests in Inner Mongolia over Chinese government language policy
Just as it has latched onto “human rights” in Tibet, and among the Uighur population in Xinjiang, so Washington has sought to exploit discontent in Inner Mongolia to weaken China.
•Jerry Zhang