As the lockdown of Shanghai and outbreaks in Beijing and elsewhere batter the economy, China’s leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
Tag: Xi Jinping
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China Sets Economic Stimulus Plan to Offset Covid Lockdowns
As new cases of the coronavirus crop up in Beijing, China’s leaders are offering nationwide subsidies to businesses, and two large cities are subsidizing consumers.
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China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Propaganda
Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.
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Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
The country’s largest city has recorded just 17 Covid deaths, despite surging cases. How China defines a Covid death may be part of the reason.
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China doubles down on coal
Choices being made about energy in the country right now will have profound implications for the climate crisis.