Chinese Regime Eases Pandemic Restrictions on Imported Non-Cold Chain Goods Amid Sharp Economic Downturn

Immigration inspection officers check an oil tanker carrying imported crude oil at Qingdao port in China's eastern Shandong province, China on May 9, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently relaxed its pandemic control measures imposed on non-cold chain imports.

On July 12, China’s top health body announced that nucleic acid swabs and disinfection would no longer be imposed on “low-risk non-cold chain imported goods,” but goods deemed high risk of transmission will still be disinfected.