China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
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China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain

President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.
iPhone Factory Protest Challenges China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Rules
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iPhone Factory Protest Challenges China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Rules

Protests are rising as China enacts more lockdowns and quarantines, with no end in sight. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership.
Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’
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Outbreaks Test China’s Efforts to Limit the Cost of ‘Zero Covid’

China wants to fine-tune its stringent pandemic restrictions to reduce the disruption to daily life caused by lockdowns. But officials are still taking few chances.