From youth spent in #countryside to Mao 2.0, Xi Jinping’s rise to #absolute power

Groups including the RSPB, Greenpeace, and Wildlife and #Countryside Link said that although a goal to halt the loss of biodiversity is #welcome

While residents in large cities like Beijing and Shanghai had access to antivirals like Paxlovid, their counterparts in the #countryside had to rely on traditional #Chinese medicine.

In fact, it justified its zero-Covid policy by pointing to China’s large elderly population and limited healthcare #resources. Both problems are pronounced in the vast #countryside.

Many have been separated from their children and parents in the #countryside for three years, due to the #government’s strict Covid-19 controls.