Selina Wang

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CNN International Correspondent based in Asia (now in China, previously Japan) Fmr Bloomberg TV corr/anchor in NYC, SF, HK, Beijing. Instagram

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Nov 27, 2022

Surreal night in Beijing Protesters chanted "no to covid tests, yes to freedom" for hours Some cheered for Xi Jinping to step down. After 2am, police presence ramped up. I asked one what they'd do if people didn't leave. Would they use tear gas? He just said plz go home

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Jan 30

I’ll never forget the kindness, warmth and generosity of the people in 大利侗寨. San Jie used to work in factories sewing & now makes clothes for villagers & shows me their traditional Dong minority clothing. Her eldest daughter works in the factories & she cares for grandkids

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I wonder how the government minders in Dali will write up a report on our trip for their bosses in the propaganda department. They witnessed us befriend and learn from the hardworking Dali villagers, who are willing to do whatever it takes to give their children a better life

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Local officials were following our every move in Dali. When drove out to investigate the covid situation, a whole new group tailed us & obstructed our reporting, even grabbing a woman away in the middle of our interview on camera

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The villagers are open and kind, allowing us into their homes and letting us join in on their Lunar New Year traditions - like making fresh ciba (sticky rice treat), drinking their homemade rice liquor, and witnessing the pig slaughtering & feast afterwards.

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We went to Dali (大利侗寨), a tiny village in southeast Guizhou province, nestled deep within the mountains. Villagers tell me about long separations they endure away from their kids, while working in factories & how zero covid had made it all even harder

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After 3 years of Covid, CNN went deep into rural China for Lunar New Year. Here's what we found and...

In China's southern Guizhou province, there's a tiny village in the southeast corner, nestled deep within the mountains, called Dali. A wall of lush green trees and bamboo surround this village of...

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After three years of covid, we went deep into rural China for Lunar New Year. Here's the story of what we found & how officials tried to stop us.

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We interviewed the young woman's friend, who said: “Authorities want to intimidate ordinary people...They want to turn people into emotionless machines...We can’t even gather together to grieve. “She’s paying a heavy price"

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Chinese authorities have history of targeting feminists At least one of the women was questioned about whether she had involvement in feminist groups. Our sources say 2 of the women have been charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" -carries max sentence of 5 years

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She's one of 8 people who've been quietly detained, our sources say. & described them as mainly young female professionals, who are socially minded but not dissidents. Experts say police may be suspicious of young, political aware women

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A group of friends attended a vigil in Beijing. Then one by one, they disappeared | CNN

When one by one, the friends of a young woman living in Beijing began disappearing — detained by the police after attending a vigil together weeks earlier — she felt sure that her time was nearing.

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“If you are seeing this video, that means I have already been taken by the police�? Chilling words of a young woman in China, who was arrested shortly after filming this Saw her friends get taken away one by one after the Beijing protest Said they went to mourn, attend vigil

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新年快�?�? �?你兔年幸�?安康! Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing you happiness and health in the Year of the Rabbit! 🧧�?� My first time at a 庙会. Temple Fairs had been cancelled in Beijing since the start of the pandemic, and now are finally back�?�

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Selina Wang

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Jan 19

China's countryside has around 5 hospital beds & 5 health professionals per 1K people. About half of what the figures are in city Most grassroots health workers in rural China have little medical training: 1% or less have college degrees

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Opinion: In China's countryside, a Covid-19 tsunami is brewing | CNN

For hundreds of millions of migrant workers across China, this Lunar New Year will be the first time in three years they will share it with families in the countryside. Expect it to bring a Covid-19...

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Jan 15

Experts say this may be an official response to the international criticism, but say there’s still huge gap b/t official count of Covid deaths and the international estimate. So it won’t quell doubts on the government figures

China reports 60K people with Covid-19 have died in hospital since early last month. Huge increase from previously reported figures & follows global criticism over lack of transparency. Officials say fever clinic visits and hospitalizations have peaked cnn.com/2023/01/14/chi

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We obtained video filmed by a man who said his father’s body was lying in an overflowing hospital morgue for days. He said his father waited hours for hospital bed space. By the time a bed opened up, it was too late.

Visited production floor of big pharmaceutical manufacturer in Beijing. It's going into overdrive to meet demand for fever drugs. I asked if they received any advance warning from gov that they would abandon zero covid so they could prepare and stock up. Wouldn't directly answer

Went to crematoriums in Beijing. Less busy than when I went a few weeks ago. Still constant stream of vans unloading bodies Man told me his brother died of covid, but hospital marked it as another death & said people know death #s are a lot bigger than what gov says

Covid lockdowns are over in China, but for many, there's misery at the end of zero covid. Sick struggle to get help. Patients crammed into every possible space in hospitals, packed crematoriums Satellite footage confirms increased activity at funeral homes

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China suspends visa issuance to Japanese citizens; issuance of short term visas to South Koreans 1st retaliation after string of countries imposed covid testing/entry restrictions on Chinese travelers Morocco made harsher move than Japan/South Korea -banning travelers from China

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Selina Wang

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Jan 10

Satellite images show crowds & China's crematoriums. It confirms what we've been seeing on the ground & countless Chinese social media videos. Images show significant increase in activity, crowds of cars. & new parking area built at Beijing crematorium

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Selina Wang

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Jan 10

Emotional hugs & reunions at China's airports after borders reopen. No more quarantine for international arrivals. Families wait hours at airports for loved ones they haven't seen in years. In departures, excited travelers wait to board first trip in ages

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Trip.com CEO tells me bookings for domestic & int'l trips from Chinese travelers is skyrocketing. But will take time for flights to ramp up & prices to come down. Airlines & hotels need to rehire. Sun says business travelers "cannot wait" to get back to China

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1st day of China’s borders reopening. Beijing Capital International Airport is bustling. Families waiting in arrivals - this is the 1st time in years people can walk out of international flight & go straight home. No more quarantine. But int’l flights still limited + pricey

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Selina Wang

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Jan 1

Views from Shanghai on January 1st. Jam packed at the Yu Garden lantern festival. Quiet on The Bund. Mixed picture for the start of 2023: People recovered from Covid are ready to party. Some still hunkered down at home, or struggling to get medical attention/medicine

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Dec 31, 2022

This is just a warm up before the Lunar New Year holiday in a few weeks. Finally, people can reunite with their families 2023 is going to be a challenging year with covid rapidly spreading, but for those who are recovered, they're excited for life to go back to how it used to be

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM SHANGHAI! People here couldn't be more excited for 2022 to be in the past. 2023 is a whole new world. No more lockdowns, PCR tests, quarantines. After so much sacrifice & isolation for three years, finally, people can party without fear

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Happy New Year’s Eve! On assignment at Shanghai Yu Garden lantern festival �?�Many parts of city are quieter than normal, but not here! Had to search everywhere for 糖葫芦 that was nearly sold out Many told me they just recovered from Covid & are relieved 2022 is coming to a close

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Dec 30, 2022

First time traveling domestic in China in months. No PCR test required! Now, other places (Italy, Taiwan, India, Japan) are requiring Covid tests for travelers from China. Almost half of the 212 passengers who arrived in Italy's Milan airport from China on Monday tested positive

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Dec 29, 2022

Beijing responded to potential travel restrictions with statement that countries' approaches "should be scientific and moderate and should not affect normal people-to-people exchanges�? Irony is that China’s border still remains largely closed to foreigners

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Big concern from some from countries like the US is lack of data from China that could help detect potential new variants emerging in China. GISAID says genome sequencing China has shared so far closely resembles variants already circulating. US says data shared isn't enough

US to require travelers from China to show negative covid test before flight Japan, India, Taiwan, Italy have put testing requirements in place for travelers from China. Taiwan & Japan said if test positive upon arrival, must quarantine for several days

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Some countries like India & Japan now are increasing restrictions for travelers from China. Japan will require covid test upon arrival, those who test positive will have to quarantine for 7 days. Japan restricting plans to increase flights to China.

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Families rejoice after years of separation as China ends inbound quarantine

China's partial reopening has been met with an outpouring of joy and relief from citizens -- both the hundreds of millions isolated inside the country for the past three years and those overseas...

China is dropping quarantine, loosening border controls. Many Chinese nationals abroad can finally go home- bittersweet victory after much sacrifice. A woman living in NYC told me she hasn't been home in 4 yrs & has lost family members back in China. Now they all have covid

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But this is such a huge sigh of relief for so many people who have just been waiting & waiting to go abroad or see loved ones overseas. Finally, there's a light at the end of the tunnel

But a lot remains unclear - we don't know how many flights will be allowed to enter the country. Or how easily Chinese nationals will be able to travel. Officials said restarting outbound tourism depends on global covid situation & and the capacity of various domestic services.

China to end quarantine for inbound arrivals, restart outbound tourism in "orderly manner". Major move towards formal end of zero covid & ending China's 3 yrs of isolation. Part of broader policy that downgrades covid management to a less infectious disease

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China will be scrapping quarantine for incoming travelers from Jan 8. China's National Health Commission just announced it's downgrading covid to "Category B management". Before, it was category A, putting it on par w/ bubonic plague/cholera. nhc.gov.cn/xcs/zhengcwj/2

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Selina Wang

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Dec 25, 2022

Merry Christmas from Beijing! 🎄Wishing you & your loved ones happiness, health & joy. Beijing is starting to come back to life w/ those recovered from Covid going out. But many still hunkered down at home with Covid. But finally seeing people back out in restaurants/shopping

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Selina Wang

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Dec 23, 2022

One man at the crematorium said the hospital where his friend passed was too full to keep the body, b/c so many people had died there. Said his friend’s body was left on the hospital floor State TV ignoring images of overwhelmed hospitals/crematoriums

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As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths | CNN

The prospect of a rising death toll, projected by some studies to be as high as one million, has become a thorny issue for a government that staked its legitimacy on "saving lives."

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