The Crushing of Light

April 30, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Guardian" (London, England) April 30, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3176006/chinas-covid-19-lockdown-dramas-show-beijing-must-learn-trust-its?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

April 29, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angles Times" excerpt from "The Arizona Daily Star" (Tucson, Arizona) April 29, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3176028/head-chinas-covid-19-response-team-stands-behind-long-lockdown-and?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

April 28, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) April 28, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3175865/chinas-manufacturers-remain-key-global-supply-chain-producers?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 27, 1992 excerpt from the "los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Gazette" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) April 27, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3175723/chinas-big-new-infrastructure-plan-prioritises-national?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 26, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County" (Valparaiso, Indiana) I acknowledge I have already posted stories about the McDonald's opening in Beijing - but it seems like the stories like this receive wide coverage, like the hula hoop craze - April 26, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Shanghai lockdown forces Hong Kong manufacturers to cope with higher costs, delays and backlogs | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

April 25. 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Guardian" (London, England) April 25, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3175393/shanghai-adds-51-new-deaths-covid-19-takes-total-toll-138?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

April 24, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Pantagraph" (Bloomington, Illinois) April 24, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3175342/coronavirus-shanghai-records-record-39-deaths-latest?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

April 23, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Asheville Citizen-Times" (Asheville, North Carolina) April 23, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3175232/reporters-diary-life-has-come-never-ending-standstill-shanghai-tech?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 22, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Calgary Herald" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) April 22, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3175131/coronavirus-shanghai-extends-standstill-order-april-26?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

 April 21, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Philadelphia Inquirer" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) April 21, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3175041/hong-kong-chief-executive-election-2022-beijing-lashes-out?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 20, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Californian" (Salinas, California) April 20, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3174956/chinas-defence-chief-tells-us-not-underestimate-beijings?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 19, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Cincinnati Enquirer" (Cincinnati, Ohio) April 19, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Who said it wasn't a Chernobyl moment?  Who decided that? https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3174785/shanghais-covid-19-crisis-no-chernobyl-moment-china-must-change?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

April 18, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Guardian" (London, England) April 18, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174618/shanghais-brutal-lockdown-defining-moment-chinas-logistics-sector?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

April 17, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star- Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) April 17, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3174564/shanghai-resume-some-production-after-16-day-lockdown-even?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

April 16, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) April 16, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com)

April 15, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Berkshire Eagle" (Berkshire, Massachusetts) April 15, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Death of Shanghai health worker sparks online zero-Covid anguish | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)  

April 14, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Hartford Courant" (Hartford, Connecticut) April 14, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3174313/no-end-shanghais-covid-lockdown-sight-anger?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 13, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Odessa American" (Odessa, Texas) April 13, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3173778/australias-may-21-election-how-will-china-feature-and-what-are?module=service_journalism_hk&pgtype=homepage

April 12, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Asbury Park Press" (Asbury Park, New Jersey) April 12, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3173993/shanghai-lockdown-tests-limits-chinas-dynamic-zero-covid-19?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 11, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) April 11, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" link to article which delves into the phenomenon of "The Kindleberger Trap": https://www.cfr.org/blog/four-traps-china-may-fall excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) The ‘Kindleberger Trap’ for China and the United States | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

April 10, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wsles, Australia) April 10, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3173747/what-would-happen-if-mainland-china-cut-taiwans-energy-supplies?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 9, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Gazette" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) April 9, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) US warns citizens travelling to China of risk of family separations and strict Covid-19 controls | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

April 8, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" April 8, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3173627/china-says-suspending-russia-un-human-rights-body-sets?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

 April 7, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Alabama Journal" (Montgomery, Alabama) April 7, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3173336/coronavirus-shanghai-adds-19928-covid-19-cases-setting-daily-record?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

 April 6, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sault Star" (Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada) April 6, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3173149/china-food-security-farmers-jilin-leave-fields-fallow?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 5, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin & Advertiser" (Honolulu, Hawaii) April 5, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3172817/hongkongers-freedoms-are-fully-protected-and-uk-has-no?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

April 4, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, Utah) April 4, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3173038/lead-philippine-election-beijing-warns-manila-avoid?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 3, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" April 3, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3172938/pakistan-thrown-chaos-amid-debt-woes-china-concerns-over?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

April 2, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) April 2, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Why war in Ukraine won’t derail China’s belt and road ambitions | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

April 1, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Guardian" (London, England) April 1, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3172804/report-hong-kongs-deteriorating-liberties-outlines-truth-us?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage