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Data analysis by an Australian company shows that the demand for PCR tests in the province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan had already skyrocketed months before the Covid pandemic. The authors of the study see this as evidence that China's government has long covered up previous infections. A closer look, however, raises serious doubts.
By Marcel Grzanna
Jens Hildebrandt, head of the Chambers of Commerce Abroad in Beijing, takes a critical view of China's isolation due to COVID policy – according to him, this also creates major problems for Chinese companies. He talks to Frank Sieren about the prospects for German companies in a stronger, more authoritarian China and why it is more important than ever to resume exchange with China.
By Frank Sieren