zero-COVID-19

China’s Zero-COVID-19 policy is softening. At the same time, the country is slowing reopening and protests have calmed. Bradley Thayer, co-author of the book ‘Understanding the China Threat,’ talks about what to expect in the future.

The Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper says China must stick to its ‘zero COVID-19’ policy—a strategy marked by city-wide lockdowns, enforced quarantine, and frequent virus testing.  

Two highly transmissible omicron sub-variants have been detected in China. And the discovery is putting the country’s “zero-COVID-19” policy to the test.

Has the Chinese regime realized it has gone too far? One European business leader says “yes.” And on top of that, another expert—Frederick Kempe, president of the Atlantic Council think tank, made a statement about the issue in an op-ed to CNBC. In it, he said Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID-19 policy is flailing—China’s […]

China’s zero-COVID-19 policies have battered its economy. Residents across China are complaining about lost income, difficulties sourcing food, and mental stress. But migrant workers have it even worse than most. They’re unable to work from home or earn a steady income.

High-level Chinese officials are taking notice of China’s weak economy. Chinese premier Li Keqiang held an emergency meeting to try to correct the course. With More than 100,000  participants at the meeting, the Chinese premier ordered that new policies to stabilize the economy must be drafted before the end of May. But can China have […]

The world is largely in recovery now—with the pandemic calming around much of the globe. But China is still holding firm to its so-called zero-COVID-19 policy. A platform strategy for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. As strict lockdowns stagnate industry, a major question is rising: will China lose its status as the world’s top manufacturer?

China’s “Zero-COVID-19” policy is ramping up in the capital city, Beijing. Now residents are speaking up as anger sparks over new rules.