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2022-12-02

China has been rocked by protests at the country’s zero-covid policy, and Xi Jinping now faces a dilemma: should he relax restrictions and risk hundreds of thousands of deaths, or continue lockdowns at the expense of the economy and, potentially, further social unrest?

00:00 – Protests spread in China
01:13 – What is the zero-covid policy?
01:30 – What is Xi’s dilemma?
02:32 – What should Xi do next?

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Unrest breaks out across China, as frustration at lockdowns grows: https://econ.st/3VFJXYm

The protests in China may change the way Xi Jinping runs the country:
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Harsh lockdowns have united the Chinese: