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How China's Zero-COVID Policy Is Taking A Toll On Its Economy

The more contagious omicron strain of COVID-19 is testing China’s zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy and while many signs underscore the strategy’s adverse impact on the country’s economic recovery, Beijing continues to stick to it, dismissing suggestions that China should learn to live with the virus as other nations do.

Benzinga

Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash

Residents express dismay online about tribute to city’s handling of outbreak after extended lockdown

The Guardian - UK

Why Cathie Wood Is Still Bullish On Tesla Amid Recession Fears, Shanghai Production Hit

Cathie Wood continues to remain bullish on its top holding, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), despite fears of a U.S.

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iPhone, Macbook makers halt Shanghai production over Covid

Beijing (AFP) - Several electronics companies, including iPhone and Macbook makers, have halted production in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, adding to supply chain woes under Beijing's strict zero-Covid measures.

AFP

Neighboring City of Shanghai Vows to Avoid Full Lockdown Amid Rising Covid Cases

Suzhou authorities say the city will impose restrictions based on varying risk levels, as more than 400 local infections have emerged since March 10

Caixin Global

China trying out reduced quarantine for some groups in eight cities - media

China is trying out reduced quarantine times for overseas arrivals and close contacts of positive cases in eight cities, in a potential easing of some of the world's most stringent pandemic entry controls, financial media outlet Caixin reported.

Reuters

Shanghai releases more from virus observation amid lockdown

Shanghai says it has released 6,000 more people from medical observation facilities, though the lockdown of most of China’s largest city was being maintained in its third week

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.82% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.6%

Caixin Global

China's March exports grow despite virus; imports flat

China’s exports rose 15.7% in March over a year earlier while imports were flat due to disruptions from coronavirus outbreaks

The Independent UK

Taiwan Suffers Fallout From China COVID-19 Lockdowns As 11 Firms Said To Suspend Production

As the COVID-19 lockdown continues in China's financial center Shanghai, more and more companies have been forced to halt production.

Benzinga

iPhone maker Pegatron halts Shanghai production over Covid

Beijing (AFP) - Key iPhone maker Pegatron has halted operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as global supply chains feel the pinch of Beijing's strict zero-Covid measures.

AFP

Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000

China's commercial capital, Shanghai, warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying citizens to defend their city as its tally of new cases rebounded to more than 25,000.

Reuters

As Shanghai lockdown drags on, fears grow for global trade

China’s strict pandemic policies have shuttered factories and prevented ships from unloading and picking up cargo.

Al Jazeera

Tesla, Nio and Volkswagen Face a Puzzling Headache

The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China adds a new headache to manufacturers of electric vehicles.

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Caixin Global

CNOOC Kicks Off Subscription for $5.1 Billion Shanghai IPO

State oil giant selling more than 5% of its equity plans to use proceeds for global project development including fields in Guangdong and Guyana

The Independent UK

Sealed doors and tensions boiling over: American expat reveals reality of Shanghai’s citywide lockdown

The coastal city of 25 million people is at the heart of China’s recent Covid surge

ABC News

Why more than 200,000 COVID-positive results in Shanghai aren't 'confirmed cases'

Since the start of March, Shanghai has recorded more than 229,000 positive COVID-19 results. But authorities say fewer than 10,000 are actually "confirmed cases".

Daily Mirror

Chinese residents scream out windows as they run out of food during strict lockdown

Videos shared on social media showed desperate people calling out into the night's sky in Shanghai amid a strict two-week

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US Asks All Non-Emergency Government Staff In Shanghai To Leave As COVID Surges: CNBC

The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave following a surge in COVID-19 cases, CNBC reported. "Reconsider travel to the People's Republic of China (PRC) due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions," the report quoted the State Department.…

Benzinga

Bosch Halts Production At Two China Plants: Reuters

German auto parts supplier Bosch has halted production in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Changchun following COVID-19 curbs, Reuters reported. Bosch has closed shutters at a Thermotechnology factory in Shanghai and an automotive components site in Changchun in northeastern Jilin province. The report noted two other plants in Shanghai and Taicang city…

The Guardian - AU

US tells some consulate staff to leave Shanghai as Covid outbreak worsens

State department cites risk of children and parents being separated as EU warns zero-Covid strategy eroding investor confidence

AFP

Shanghai locals sleep at work and ration food as lockdown bites

Shanghai (AFP) - By day it's Romeo's workplace, by night it's his home.Like many other finance sector workers in Shanghai, he has moved into the office to keep the wheels of commerce turning during a harsh Covid lockdown of the megacity.

France 24

China's zero-Covid policy: Shanghai struggles with tough sanitary measures

Some coronavirus restrictions are being eased in Shanghai, despite the Chinese city reporting recent record highs of new cases. Residents have grown increasingly frustrated as they've struggled to find enough food and medicine. We get analysis from Carl Minzner, senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations…

The Independent UK

US orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid Covid lockdown

Order comes as Shanghai eases restrictions after two weeks of stringent lockdown

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