The disappearance of China's defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country's top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping's rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement.
From medical professionals to delivery men and women, from community workers to next-door neighbors, ordinary Chinese people are doing their best and lending a hand to help others cope with the latest waves of COVID-19 infections in the country.
There is no reason to change Hong Kong's "one country, two systems" formula of governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said on a rare visit to the global financial hub after swearing in the city's new leader, John Lee.
