Millions of Chinese people in Shanghai, Beijing, and elsewhere are facing strict lockdowns. What is the impact of China’s zero-COVID policy on its …
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China's 'Zero-COVID-19' Policy
Beijing's plan to contain the coronavirus is a "control and maximum suppression" strategy involving lockdowns. But is this a viable solution? President Xi Jinping has staked his political future on combatting the pandemic, but China's citizens have begun protesting the stringent health policies. And his plan is impacting the country's economic recovery.
China's Strategy to Contain the Virus
Covid has surged in the Chinese capital. What happens there will reverberate around the world. After successfully curbing the novel coronavirus for most of the past two years, China in recent months has faced its biggest Covid-19 surge since the virus was first discovered in Wuhan in December 2019. …
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday that China's stringent "zero-COVID" strategy is "not sustainable" because of the omicron variant. The remarks follow similar comments last week that drew criticism from China, calling the statements …
Chinese President Xi Jinping is staking his political future on the success of an unusually strict zero-COVID policy, experts say, as he comes up for …
Hong Kong CNN — China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country’s zero-Covid policy, as stringent, frequent lockdowns fuel public discontent and deal a devastating blow to the Chinese economy. At a meeting chaired by Xi on Thursday, the …
Residents expressed skepticism as China’s most populous city set out its clearest timetable yet for exiting a lockdown that has been extended time and again. Shanghai achieved on Tuesday the long-awaited milestone of three consecutive days with no new coronavirus cases outside quarantine zones, but …
Citizens Fed Up With the Lockdowns
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