Routledge International Handbook of the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

The COVID-19 pandemic originated in China, yet the global community remains largely unaware of the challenges and experiences faced by its citizens during this unprecedented period. This limited understanding stems from various factors, including the complexities surrounding information dissemination. Zhai, Wu, and the contributors offer valuable insights that review, reflect, document, and analyze the pandemic's impact. The Handbook provides a thorough record and analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, exploring it through six critical dimensions: health, family, economic life, society, media, and politics. Each chapter is written by experts in their respective fields, utilizing scientific methodologies and firsthand empirical data to deliver insightful and authoritative analysis. It serves as an essential guide and reference for those seeking to understand COVID-19 in China, both now and in the future. An indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, and students interested in the complexities of Chinese society and politics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yida Zhai is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. His research interests include political psychology, political sociology, and Asian comparative politics. He is the author of The Political Psychology of Citizens in Rising China and co-author of State, Society, and COVID-19 in East Asia. Cary Wu is York Research Chair in Political Sociology of Health and Associate Professor of Sociology at York University, Canada. His research focusing on trust and political sociology of health has appeared in journals including BioScience, Daedalus, and Social Science & Medicine.

List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Preface Introduction: Remembering the COVID-19 Pandemic Yida Zhai and Cary Wu Part I. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individuals' Physical and Mental Health 1 Introduction to the Health Section Cary Wu 2 Stigma, Perceived Discrimination, and Mental Health: A Mixed-Methods Investigation Wen Fan, Yue Qian, and Yongai Jin 3 Exposure, Perceived risk, and Psychological Distress among General Population during Wuhan's Lockdowns Yujun Liu, Linping Liu, and Zhilei Shi 4 Changing Trends of Mental and Behavioral Responses and Associations: A Panel Study Xiaozhao Yousef Yang, Sihui Peng, Tingzhong Yang, and Randall R. Cottrell 5 Effects of Changes in Physical and Sedentary Behaviors on Mental Health and Life Satisfaction Xi Chen, Haiyan Gao, Binbin Shu, and Yuchun Zou 6 Food Insecurity and Mental Health during Shanghai's Lockdowns Guanghua Han and Yida Zhai Part II. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children, Fertility, and Family 7 Introduction to the Family Section Cary Wu 8 Vulnerability and Resilience during COVID-19: Family Resources and Children's Psychological Well-being Ruochen Zhang, Yao Lu, and Haifeng Du 9 Family-mediated Migration Infrastructure: Chinese International Students and Parents Navigating (Im)mobilities Yang Hu, Cora Lingling Xu, and Mengwei Tu 10 The Impact of Covid-19 on Fertility Intentions: Empirical Evidence from China's Covid-19 Epicenter Min Zhou and Wei Guo 11 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Fertility Intentions under the Three-Child Policy Zhilei Shi and Xi Shao 12 Who is Exercising at Home? Unequal Exercise Patterns during COVID-19 Chloe Sher Part III. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Income, Employment, and Consumption 13 Introduction to the Economic Section Yida Zhai 14 China's Dynamic Covid-Zero Policy and the Chinese Economy Kerry Liu 15 Who Loses Income during the COVID-19 Outbreak? Yue Qian and Wen Fan 16 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wages and Household Income in Poor Rural China Wenjin Long, Junxia Zeng, and Tongquan Sun 17 Precarity and Mobility: Chinese Female Migrant Labor under the Shadow of COVID-19 Lu Zhang 18 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese Households' Housing Consumption Chunyan He, Jinlu Lv, Ding Li, and Siyu Wu Part IV. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Life 19 Introduction to the Social Section Cary Wu 20 How Did Wuhan Residents Cope with a 76-day Lockdown? Yue Qian and Amy Hanser 21 Interdependent Care: Collective Disability Care Networks in China's COVID-19 Outbreak Shixin Huang 22 State-crafted Social Capital and Policy Compliance: China's Zero-COVID Governance Tianye Jin, Karl Yan, Haojiu Liu, and Angran Li 23 Surveillance as Solution in Pandemic-era China Jun Liu and Hui Zhao 24 Social Capital and COVID-19 in China: Forms, Levels, and Contextual Dynamics Cary Wu Part V. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Media and Information Manipulation 25 Introduction to the Media Section Yida Zhai 26 Framing Pandemics: Continuities and Challenges in China's Outbound Crisis Communication Zhan Zhang 27 Shaping Nationalism: Media Use and Trust in China Dechun Zhang and Yuji Xu 28 A Discourse Study of Weibo Nationalist Responses to Fang Fang's Wuhan Lockdown Diary Shiru Wang, Daan Wang, and Yuk Tai Siu 29 "We Should All Be Grateful to President Xi and the Party": Continuity and Changes of Chinese Government Discourse Jason Cong Lin 30 Pandemic and Memory: Online Memory Narratives of COVID-19 Survivors Yi Yang Part VI. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Legitimacy and Governance 31 Introduction to the Political Section Yida Zhai 32 China's Zero-COVID Campaign and the Body Politic Dali L. Yang 33 Domestic Contestation, International Backlash, and Authoritarian Resilience: How the Chinese Party-state Weathered the COVID-19 Crisis? Xiangfeng Yang 34 Embedded Authoritarianism in the Xi Era: China's COVID-19 Response Stefanie Kam 35 The Rally Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the White Paper Movement Yue Guan, Lei Guang, Lianjiang Li, and Yanchuan Liu 36 Affective Lockdown: Administrative Chaos and Informal Repairing Yan Long and Wei Luo 37 The Political Logic of China's Zero-COVID Policy Yida Zhai Index