Tag: zeroCovid
China has abandoned zero-Covid. What happens now?
China is rapidly opening up after years of its “zero-Covid” policy, with strict lockdowns, mandatory testing, and major travel restrictions. But th [...]
China’s protests against zero-Covid show the cracks in the country’s narrative
In June, President Xi Jinping defended China’s “zero-Covid” strategy as “correct and effective.” To do nothing — or “lying flat,” as Xi called it — [...]
China’s zero-Covid has shaken confidence in supply chains
While Chinese authorities could gradually unwind restrictions in March, zero-Covid policies are starting to hurt global confidence in the country's in [...]
Protests after an Urumqi apartment fire test China’s zero-Covid strategy
A fire leads to angry protests in the home region of a repressed ethnic minority, a labor protest turns violent at a Foxconn factory, student and c [...]
Chinese media says China can hit zero-COVID – ForexLive
Chinese media says China can hit zero-COVID ForexLive
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China cuts quarantine period for travellers in adjustment to its zero-Covid policy
After the softer US CPI data yesterday, this is another welcome news for risk trades and we are seeing things pick up now with S&P 500 futures up [...]
The beginning of the end of China’s zero-Covid policy?
This week was supposed to be about Xi cementing his legacy as he sits on the iron throne in China. Officials even delayed any data releases - which we [...]
AUD/USD Eyes Chinese Trade Balance as Zero-Covid Strategy Continues
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, China Trade Balance, CPI, Sentiment - Talking PointsChina’s April trade balance may set the tone for sentiment in APAC tr [...]
China’s zero-Covid policy and lockdown is failing Shanghai
Shanghai, China’s bustling cosmopolis of 26 million, has been under lockdown since late March under the nation’s strict “dynamic zero-Covid” protoc [...]
Hong Kong’s omicron spike tests its zero-Covid approach
On February 16, 2022, patients lie in hospital beds waiting for medical treatment in a temporary holding area outside Caritas Medical Center in Hong K [...]
China zero-Covid lockdowns, CNY holiday impact supply chains, ports
Streets in Tianjin, China, empty out on Jan. 10, 2022, as the city enters partial lockdown following a spike in omicron cases.Geno Hou | Future Publis [...]
Pacific Islands’ zero-Covid strategies unsustainable, professor says
People wearing face masks at a supermarket in Suva, Fiji, April 23, 2021.Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesCountries all over the world have seen Covid [...]
China’s zero-Covid policy a burden to domestic and global economy
The International Monetary Fund's managing director said Friday that China's zero-Covid policy is increasingly looking like a "burden," which is impin [...]
China’s zero-Covid policy prolongs supply chain disruptions
Supply chain disruptions are being prolonged driven largely by China's strict zero-Covid policy, according to an economist from Moody's Analytics.The [...]
Hong Kong has to keep zero-Covid policy for now: Government advisor
Hong Kong needs to stick to its zero-Covid strategy until more people are vaccinated, a government advisor told CNBC on Wednesday."If 95% of our el [...]