China’s Top Leaders Reiterate Support for ‘Zero-Covid’ Strategy

What’s new: China’s top policymakers restated the importance for the country to adhere to the dynamic “zero-Covid” strategy amid mounting concerns over the economic costs.

China’s pandemic prevention work is reaching a critical stage where failure to advance will lead to retreat, according to a meeting Thursday of the Politburo’s Standing Committee chaired by President Xi Jinping. “Persistence is victory,” the committee said.