A Beijing resident stocks up on cabbages after the government issues a seasonal reminder about basic necessities. Photo: Reuters
A Beijing resident stocks up on cabbages after the government issues a seasonal reminder about basic necessities. Photo: Reuters
Josephine Ma
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As I see it by Josephine Ma

How war fever could become a major headache for China

  • A simple notice about ensuring food supplies quickly devolved into online speculation about an attack on Taiwan
  • Rhetoric over the island has seeped into the psyche of the public

Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma

Updated: 10:17pm, 9 Nov, 2021

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A Beijing resident stocks up on cabbages after the government issues a seasonal reminder about basic necessities. Photo: Reuters
A Beijing resident stocks up on cabbages after the government issues a seasonal reminder about basic necessities. Photo: Reuters
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