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Resignation in Zero-Covid-Country

Opening up is not in sight, no vaccination campaign and no economic stimulus package: China’s zero-Covid policy shows little regard for the economy. The new normal is testing, testing, testing. And the future is uncertain. International companies in the country are forced to accept the situation. But China begins to lose its appeal for new projects and global talent.
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Christiane Kühl
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Resignation spreads among international companies in China. In the short term, there is no sign of a departure from the zero-Covid policy, nor of a way out of the cycle of recurring outbreaks. Instead of a major vaccination campaign, the government plans to blanket all cities with a dense network of “PCR testing kiosks”. Without a valid negative test, normal life will be virtually impossible for the time being (China.Table reported).

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