Chinese leadership vows to maintain Xi’s ‘unswerving zero-COVID’ approach
By DW
19 November 2022 |
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Allies in the Standing Committee back their leader's strict lockdown policy despite damage to the economy. Industrial Guangzhou's 19 million residents have been told to stay home.
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