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![Can IPEF Protect Corporate Supply Chains? Can IPEF Protect Corporate Supply Chains?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-13-000337.jpg)
June 12, 2023
Can IPEF Protect Corporate Supply Chains?
By SUKEGAWA Seiya
An IPEF agreement notwithstanding, companies in the Indo-Pacific will still be at risk of disruptions to their supply networks.
![Thailand Clocks 1 Millionth Visitor From China Since January Thailand Clocks 1 Millionth Visitor From China Since January](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-20-235042.jpg)
May 29, 2023
Thailand Clocks 1 Millionth Visitor From China Since January
By Sebastian Strangio
Three months after Beijing ended its severe "zero COVID" policy, Bangkok says it is on track to meet its 2023 target of 5 million tourists from China.
![In the Philippines, COVID-19 Is Still Taking a Toll on the Informal Economy In the Philippines, COVID-19 Is Still Taking a Toll on the Informal Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-17-094045.jpg)
April 17, 2023
In the Philippines, COVID-19 Is Still Taking a Toll on the Informal Economy
By Felix Iglesias
The pandemic may have waned, but its economic impact continues to reverberate on the nation's streets.
![Military Involvement in Pandemic Control in Sri Lanka Military Involvement in Pandemic Control in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-13-142645.jpg)
April 13, 2023
Military Involvement in Pandemic Control in Sri Lanka
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Involving the military in tackling public health crises is an efficient use of state capacity, but does it signal excessive militarization of society?
![Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-165848.jpg)
February 08, 2023
Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths
By Thisanka Siripala
The government lowered the legal status of COVID-19 even as it grapples with a deadly outbreak.
![After an Astonishing Year, Chinese See a Brighter Post-COVID Future After an Astonishing Year, Chinese See a Brighter Post-COVID Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-26-131031.jpg)
January 26, 2023
After an Astonishing Year, Chinese See a Brighter Post-COVID Future
By John D. Van Fleet
There is a palpable sense of relief in China now that the days of zero COVID are over.
![Asia Travel Hotspots Quiet as Chinese Tourists Stay Away Asia Travel Hotspots Quiet as Chinese Tourists Stay Away](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-25-141049.jpg)
January 25, 2023
Asia Travel Hotspots Quiet as Chinese Tourists Stay Away
By Tassanee Vejpongsa and Elaine Kurtenbach
Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they're still relatively quiet.
![Bali Welcomes Chinese Flight After Long COVID-19 Hiatus Bali Welcomes Chinese Flight After Long COVID-19 Hiatus](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-23-041606.jpg)
January 23, 2023
Bali Welcomes Chinese Flight After Long COVID-19 Hiatus
By Sebastian Strangio
Indonesian authorities are hoping that the return of Chinese visitors will mark the beginning of the end for the island's long COVID-19 slump.
![China’s Missing COVID-19 Data China’s Missing COVID-19 Data](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-19-191327.jpg)
January 20, 2023
China’s Missing COVID-19 Data
By Johanna M. Costigan and Jin Ye
Center-local dynamics are incentivizing a cover-up of China’s COVID-19 statistics well before they reach the public.
![China Reports 60,000 COVID-related Deaths China Reports 60,000 COVID-related Deaths](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-09-15-180500.jpg)
January 18, 2023
China Reports 60,000 COVID-related Deaths
By Joe McDonald
Those numbers may still underestimate the toll, though the government said the "emergency peak" of its latest surge appears to have passed.
![China Halts Visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 Spat China Halts Visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 Spat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-10-175401.jpg)
January 11, 2023
China Halts Visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 Spat
By Ken Moritsugu
China's move appeared to be retaliation for “discriminatory entry measures” against Chinese travelers amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
![With High Hopes, Thailand Welcomes Chinese Tourists’ Return With High Hopes, Thailand Welcomes Chinese Tourists’ Return](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-09-151817.jpg)
January 10, 2023
With High Hopes, Thailand Welcomes Chinese Tourists’ Return
By Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul and Tied McLeod Ji
In 2019, before the pandemic, around 11 million Chinese visited Thailand each year.
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