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Shanghai

Man in waving Chinese flag at a parade. | Liau Chung-ren/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Privacy

Government Databases Invite Privacy Abuse in China and the U.S.

The surveillance state’s appetite for sensitive information is dangerous under any flag.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.11.2022 7:00 AM

a person wearing personal performs a nasal swab on a young girl protective equipment | SHEN CHUNCHEN/FEATURECHINA/Newscom

Lockdowns

Only the Constitution Stands Between Us and Shanghai-Style Lockdowns

It would be a mistake to see these lockdowns as a foreign oddity to be pitied and tweeted.

Bonnie Kristian | 6.1.2022 12:20 PM

Large image on homepages | James Glas/Creative Commons

Ideas

An Economist Goes to Shanghai

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey | 5.11.2017 6:00 AM

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