“We must always put people and their lives first, stick to (…) the policy of zero Covid, and stop the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible.”
No question for the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, to question the health approach chosen by his country.
The resurgence of the epidemic that China has been experiencing for several weeks, the worst since the first wave of 2020, does not change anything.
Nor recent calls for an easing of restrictions.
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For Xi, it is the zero Covid policy - with its massive screenings, strict confinements and border closures - which has
enabled the country to limit the spread of the epidemic so far:
China officially has less of 5,000 Covid deaths.
Very few Chinese have been infected, the country's weak collective immunity is nevertheless perceived as a weak point compared to the West by the most critical of the regime.
The authorities have also favored “made in China” vaccines (Sinopharm…
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