The ruling Communist Party promised earlier this month to reduce disruptions from its "zero- COVID" strategy by making controls more flexible. But the latest wave of outbreaks is challenging that, prompting major cities including Beijing to close off populous districts, shut stores and offices and ordered factories to isolate their workforces from outside contact.
On Tuesday, the government reported 28,127 cases found over the past 24 hours, including 25,902 with no symptoms. Almost one-third, or 9,022, were in Guangdong province, the heartland of export-oriented manufacturing adjacent to Hong Kong. China is the world's biggest trader and the top market for its Asian neighbors. Weakness in consumer or factory demand can hurt global producers of oil and other raw materials, computer chips and other industrial components, food and consumer goods. Restrictions that hamper activity at Chinese ports can disrupt global trade.
Economic growth rebounded to 3.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, up from the first half's 2.2%. But activity already was starting to fall back. Businesspeople and economists see the changes in anti-virus controls as a step toward lifting controls that isolate China from the rest of the world. But they say "zero COVID" might stay in place until as late as the second half of next year.
Thankyou Truckers, this could have been us.
Maybe we should make something in Canada perhaps? Or we used to buy the best products made in the USA. Greed moved the money off shore and production to Asia. Eg Lulu lemon
The unvacxed are thriving.
Just now worrying about 'global impact' Covid has so far cost the world $114 TRILLION and counting. 😂😂But don't worry...the billionaires came out ahead.
'spur fear' of journalists.. thats why they are reporting on it.
You know, at this point I am pretty sure Covid is just the every year flu. The way it spread, what it did to the body, all things the flu does. However, thanks to 'necrosis decubitus' (Lemmings believing everything media said) the narrative ran away from you it seems.
Whats with the weird picture?
It’s called The Great Reset.