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Zero Covid: Europe’s companies consider exodus

International Economic Cooperation with China is made increasingly difficult by zero Covid
The Omicron wave and China’s harsh response to it are weighing on virtually all European companies. In a survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, nearly every company complains about disrupted supply chains, lack of travel and other problems. They desire a different Covid policy. Impatience is growing.
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Christiane Kühl
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In 2021, the rest of the world suffered under the Covid pandemic, while China was already recovering. But now the tables have turned. Many countries have begun to lift their measures, while China sinks into the Omicron wave. The economy suffers under the lockdowns, and there is a lot of uncertainty. China may be the last country to find its way out of the Covid pandemic, said Joerg Wuttke, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC), on Thursday in Beijing during the presentation of a flash survey on China’s Covid policy.

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