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Chinese protesters push back against stifling zero-COVID policies. Plus, art in times of turmoil in Sri Lanka.

Narrative Fragments Of Independence Share A Unifying Sri Lankan Narrative Rajan Philips Sri Lanka turns 73 this week, 73 years since becoming independent. Over the last 10 to 15 years, I have been writing a piece almost every February to mark Sri Lanka’s independence anniversary. I wrote one for the 70 th anniversary, in 2018, but unbeknownst to me and many others, there was a different and far more precious souvenir that was being prepared to mark that special occasion. The precious product ...