Zero-COVID China

• ‘Tragic battle’ looms as COVID spreads in China, Shanghai hospital warns

  China this month began dismantling its "zero-COVID" regime, which had taken a great financial and psychological toll on its 1.4 billion people.

  Health

  Dec 22, 2022
  
• China loosens COVID-19 rules on isolation, testing after mass protests

  Experts warn restrictions can't be lifted completely until at least mid-2023 because millions of elderly people still must be vaccinated and the health care system strengthened.

  World

  Dec 7, 2022
  
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• Eased Chinese COVID-19 rules met with mix of relief and worry

  Anger over the world's toughest curbs fueled dozens of protests in more than 20 cities in recent days in a show of civil disobedience unprecedented in mainland China.

  World

  Dec 2, 2022
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• West can show regime critics in China ‘there are other ways of doing things’: Trudeau

  The statement indicates a 'very strong position' taken by the prime minister, according to Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
• Chinese hope for end to ‘zero-COVID’ policy as Communist Party meets

  While public protests are relatively rare in China, some people took to the streets in Shanghai and the northeastern city of Dandong to protest harsh and prolonged lockdowns.

  World

  Oct 21, 2022
• China stands by ‘zero COVID’ policy amid global economic squeeze

  China has sought to eliminate outbreaks of COVID-19 with tough restrictions, while most other countries are relaxing their anti-coronavirus measures to “live with” the disease.

  World

  Jun 17, 2022