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It is time for China to rethink its zero-Covid policy
Like it or not, China can eliminate the virus from within its borders but not from the whole world. Unless China opts to close its borders forever, it has to face the reality that the virus will stick around for the long term
Visual Report
Miners chat as they wait to descend into Wangpingcun Coal Mine, Mentougou District, Beijing, 1990
Miners working for Shandong Yankuang Group take a break inside a coal mine in Yanhzou, Shandong Province, in the 1980s. Their faces are smeared with soot, which takes time to wash off
Miners take a short break in the sun near the mine entrance as they wait to change shifts, Shanxi Lu’an Mining Group, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, 1992
Shigejie Coalmine in Shanxi Province was a model mine in the 1980s. Pictured is an artist drawing a poster of the miners
Miners drink in a bar after work, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, 2013
After work, young miners exercise in the gym at Xinglongzhuang Coal Mine, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, March 20, 2013
To keep the mines tidy above and below the surface, Shandong Energy Group requires its workers to clean their shoes whenever they enter and exit the mines at Liangbaosi Coal Mine in Jiaxiang County in Shandong Province, October 2013
Many miners with Shandong Longkou Mining Group have developed rheumatism, an occupational disease associated with long periods underground, Longkou, Shandong Province, 2005
Politics
Too Little, Too Cheap?
China has launched its national carbon market, but experts say it will need to increase energy prices to make it financially viable
SHARING BYTES
Experts call on authorities to break up monopolies on data in the public and private sectors to promote sound growth of the digital economy. NewsChina presents some of their views on digital and data issues
Society
Third-child Encouragement Policies Issued
China’s State Council issued a document on birth encouragement in late July, proposing measures to encourage people to have a third child.
White Paper on Human Rights Progress Released
China’s State Council published a white paper on China’s achievement of building allround moderate prosperity on August 12, which it said represents China’s efforts in protecting human rights.
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- Use of Real Foreign Capital Increases
- CPC Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Grand Ceremony
- Supervision of Fair Market Competition Tightened
- Large Shale Oil Field Discovered in No
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