Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare

Scott Kennedy, senior adviser with the Washington, DC, think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, visited China in October. “When I was there, it seemed clear to me that, privately, officials understood they needed to exit zero-Covid, and that plans were in the works to do so that would be implemented after the 20th […]

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Chine : forte présence policière et répression au lendemain des manifestations contre la politique zéro-Covid – Le Figaro

Des manifestations ont éclaté dans plusieurs villes du pays ce week-end, avec des slogans d’une rare hostilité envers le président chinois et le PCC. Dans les rues, une présence policière soutenue. Les autorités chinoises tentaient lundi de freiner le mouvement de colère d’une ampleur historique observée ce week-end à Shanghai, Pékin et Wuhanont contre les […]

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The End Game of China’s Zero-Covid Policy Nightmare

In December, researchers from Hong Kong found that two doses of Sinovac failed to produce enough antibodies to fight Omicron. Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, while less effective against Omicron than previous strains, still provide substantial protection—especially after three doses. And even before the variants arrived, China’s vaccines were still some way behind the West’s mRNA […]

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