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Coronavirus Outbreak
A new virus is fast infecting the world, creating one of the biggest global health crises since Ebola and SARS.
Editor: Lin Jinbing. Producer: Yu Zhuyangyang
Cover Story: Shanghai Fights a New Covid Enemy With Old Weapons
China’s playbook of lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines can’t keep up with BA.2 variant as city experiences shortages of food and medical care
Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.07% on Thursday
Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.25%
Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.4% on Wednesday
Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.17%
China Approves Second Non-injectable Covid-19 Vaccine
Beijing Wantai Biological gets green light to join CanSino Biologics in offering non-injectable version of coronavirus inoculation
CX Daily: China’s ‘Zero-Covid’ Looks Done. So, What To Expect Next?
More regions in China ease coronavirus testing requirements. The country’s services activity contracts for a third straight month, Caixin PMI shows
Economists Split Over China’s 2023 Outlook
Growth projections range from 4% to 6%, as the country eases the strict ‘zero-Covid’ policy, which hobbled its economy
Shanghai, Hangzhou Join Ranks of Chinese Regions Easing Covid Rules
The two major business hubs, alongside multiple cities, have followed Beijing and Guangzhou in relaxing testing requirements and other virus control measures
Editorial: Reform and Opening-Up Is Needed to Get China’s Economy Back on Track
Easing of Covid restrictions won't automatically lead to recovery, with more economic reforms required by the government at all levels
China’s Latest Local Government Debt Risk — Covid Facilities
Some provinces are spending the proceeds from special-purpose bond sales on temporary quarantine hospitals with dubious revenue prospects as they run out of eligible investment projects
Xi Urges Resolving Russia-Ukraine War in Talks With EU President Michel
In three-hour Beijing meeting, leaders discuss pandemic’s economic effects, stalled EU-China investment pact and human rights
China Says Dominant Omicron Strain Less of a Threat Than Original Covid
CDC comments may provide scientific justification for easing tough pandemic restrictions amid growing public frustration
China’s Manufacturing Activity Contracts Again, Caixin PMI Shows
November’s reading came in at 49.4 as Covid outbreaks and stringent measures to contain infections weighed on both supply and demand
Analysis: Chinese Drugmakers Gear Up in Race for Covid Treatments
CPSC Pharmaceutical moves to test its own Covid pill while conducting trials of ingredients for a generic version of Pfizer’s Paxlovid
Caixin Summit: China’s Growth Is ‘Too Slow,’ Says Top State Economist
Yang Weimin, a member of the country’s top political consultative body, said high-quality growth must be kept in an ‘appropriate range’
China’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ Drives Up Foreign Aid by 40%
Donations surge to $1.3 billion of goods to other countries in 2021 as Covid shots supplant ‘mask diplomacy’
China’s SOEs Grew Almost Twice as Fast as Economy in 2021
Government turns to state-owned enterprises as economic engine of last resort in the face of pandemic pressures
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