Life in China is dictated by QR codes. Entering a shopping mall, park, or your office building now requires generating a green QR code using an app on your smartphone. Chinese residents have had to ...

A resident scans a QR code of a mini-program to report health information in Beijing, March 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Innovative digital tools including health codes and itinerary codes have played a ...

Liu, a 39-year-old tech worker in Beijing, arrived in the central city of Zhengzhou on Sunday with all the boxes ticked to travel under China’s stringent Covid restrictions. He had tested negative for ...

WUHAN, China — Since the coronavirus outbreak, life in China is ruled by a green symbol on a smartphone screen. Green is the “health code” that says a user is symptom-free. It’s required to board a ...

Beijing's plans to develop an integrated online health platform featuring the digital health records of every resident has sparked concerns about intensified state surveillance. China's National ...

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