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The emergence of the Omicron variant strengthens Beijing's zero-covid strategy. Of additional concern is a subtype of the Delta variant, which has now led to another lockdown for half a million people in Zhejiang. Hopes for a border opening are thus fading again. Meanwhile, travel to Hong Kong is still possible – but with new rules.
By Ning Wang
China’s enterprise credit risk score (企业信用风险分类) brings government inspections of companies into the age of “predictive supervision”: the score assesses the future likelihood of companies to be non-compliant. Depending on the score result, government authorities will determine the frequency of inspections for each company. Recently, the new risk score went from pilot phase into country-wide implementation. Companies throughout China can soon expect the new governance tool to determine the number of government visits at their plants and offices.
By Redaktion Table
Nowadays, no one is safe from the public outcry over supposedly improper remarks. Not only global corporations, but even pop stars loyal to the state are now quickly pilloried on the Internet for hurting the "feelings of the people." The government utilizes this patriotic outrage to push its foreign policy agenda.
By Fabian Peltsch
