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Chinese capital and Shanghai reintroduce restrictions just days after measures were lifted
Residents in half of the Chinese financial hub’s districts to be tested as economic toll mounts
US tech group asks suppliers to build up extra inventory as contingency plan
Beijing trumpets easing of restrictions even as millions remain under lockdown across the country
Residents of China’s financial capital prepare for shopping spree after months of home confinement
EU inflation hits 8.1 per cent, UK travel turmoil, the Queen’s platinum jubilee
Financial centre eases restrictions but government remains committed to zero-Covid policy
Xi Jinping’s attempts to keep China free of Covid-19 are causing widespread damage to the world’s second biggest economy
Growing popularity of decentralised ledger technology presents fresh challenge for country’s censors
Plan to tighten controls on ‘unnecessary’ overseas travel underlines commitment to zero-Covid policy
Tough conditions and botched management cause erosion of faith in regime’s ability to govern
Consumer confidence collapses as authorities enforce Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy
Executives warn curbs are likely to have global impact, disrupting logistics and denting company’s sales
Travails of bankers during lockdown is further blow to city’s ambitions to be an international financial centre
Harsh measures come as Chinese censors struggle to control viral video of city’s hardships
Beijing ought to swallow its pride and approve foreign mRNA vaccines
City’s restrictions have forced western lenders to deliver food and other supplies to staff
Chinese offshore oil and gas producer completes China’s biggest IPO this year
Banks downgrade full-year growth forecasts for China in light of Beijing’s zero-Covid strategy
Central bank wants lenders to back infrastructure projects and the distressed property industry
Emigration inquiries surge as harsh Covid restrictions cause food and medicine shortages
Official statistics show only two people have died since March despite tens of thousands of cases
Videos of demonstrators being restrained by authorities quickly erased from social media
Healthcare official says Beijing’s coronavirus prevention policy is ‘not viable’
In one of the most surveilled cities in the world, authorities have sent robots and drones to enforce Covid rules
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