After 3 Years of Lockdowns, a Chinese Border City Struggles to Rebuild

Inside Duobao Zhicheng, one of the largest jade markets in Ruili, the noise is deafening. Dozens of traders hold up green jade jewelry and carvings in front of their smartphone screens — which they’re using to livestream to customers all over China — and yell their prices at the top of their voices. As China moves on from three years of strict pandemic controls, life is gradually returning to