How China roared back
Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times
In the year since the coronavirus began its march around the world, China has done what many other countries would not or could not do. It has mobilized its vast Communist Party apparatus to reach deep into the private sector and the broader population.
Our reporters take a big-picture look at how China’s successes in each dimension of the pandemic — medical, diplomatic and economic — have bolstered Beijing’s reliance on authoritarianism.
Here’s what else is happening
Australian Open: Serena Williams and Venus Williams are both scheduled to play today, the first day of play at the tournament in Melbourne, as are the young prospects Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka. And there are plenty of other high-quality early matches.
HNA Group: The vast conglomerate that threw tens of billions of dollars at trophy businesses around the world is nearing the biggest corporate collapse in recent Chinese history. HNA’s insolvency will test the strength of China’s bankruptcy laws — just 76 listed companies have gone through bankruptcy proceedings in China.
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Snapshot: Above, Indian border police officers mounted a rescue effort on Sunday after a Himalayan glacier crumbled, causing major flooding in the northern state of Uttarakhand. The flooding smashed two dam projects, killed at least seven people and left about 125 unaccounted for, many of them dam workers.
In memoriam: Leon Spinks, 67, who scored one of the greatest upsets in boxing history by defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, but lost the heavyweight championship in a rematch seven months later.
What we’re reading: This Der Spiegel article on Covid-19 vaccines developed by Russia and China. Looking at the data, it holds out the prospect that these vaccines could be game changers in the worldwide drive to end the pandemic.
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