It’s as if Nothing Ever Happened Here in China

China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/opinion/china-covid-holiday-new-year.html Lucy Meng Original Source: NY Times >>

China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety

Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/world/asia/china-covid-infections-decrease.html Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Original Source: NY Times >>

The Victims and Suspects Are Asian American. The Crimes Are Something Else.

Asian Americans have been targeted in mass shootings before. This time, something was different. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/asian-american-gun.html Jeff Yang Original Source: NY Times >>

Your Tuesday Briefing: California Mourns, as Death Toll Rises

Also, resistance to Chinese influence in the Solomon Islands and Beijing’s efforts to subsidize I.V.F. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/23/briefing/monterey-park-shooting-china-asian.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>

Germany Locks Down Ahead of Christmas as Coronavirus Deaths Rise

Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/europe/germany-lockdown-christmas-covid.html Melissa Eddy Original Source: NY Times >>

Germany Locks Down Ahead of Christmas as Coronavirus Deaths Rise

Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/world/europe/germany-locks-down-ahead-of-christmas-as-coronavirus-deaths-rise.html Melissa Eddy Original Source: NY Times >>