China’s Economic Suicide: ‘Zero-COVID’

China’s Economic Suicide: ‘Zero-COVID’
An aerial view of a residential area is seen during the second stage of a pandemic lockdown in Jing'an district in Shanghai, China, on April 5, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been adamant that he will maintain his “zero-COVID” policy even as it destroys China’s economy.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
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