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Mimi Jiang · In Shanghai · LRB 22 April 2022

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Some residents in high-rise compounds have been singing and protesting from their balconies, which leads to a visit from...

Vol. 44 No. 9 · 12 May 2022 Diary In Shanghai Mimi Jiang Share on Bluesky Share on Facebook Share Email Print 2129 words S hanghai ​ used to be called 'the enchanted city' ( modu ). It seemed to be protected by a magic shield from the annual summer typhoon and other natural disasters. At first it seemed the magic extended to Covid prevention. For the past two years, Shanghai has been held up to the nation as the home of China's 'dynamic zero policy', which tries to outrun the virus. We've seen this play out on a grand scale - a testing event at Shanghai Disneyland checked more than thirt

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