Editor’s Picks: Holiday Travel Gets Squashed, as Miner Rescue Lights Up Social Media

Travel is in the air as we move closer to the Lunar New Year holiday, usually the time of what is considered the biggest annual migration on the planet. Or not. Check out our latest coverage for a look at how Beijing is playing the spoiler for millions of Chinese annual family reunions. Meantime, our coverage on what to look for under the administration of new U.S. President Joe Biden marches on with takes on everything from the potential reopening of shuttered consulates to the lifting of some of Donald Trump’s high-tech bans. And if politics and human migrations aren’t your thing, maybe we can warm your heart with our coverage of a mining accident and subsequent rescue that captivated China for the better part of two weeks.