Beijing’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Threatens China’s Economy

The Chinese Communist Party's insistence on a Dynamic Zero-COVID policy makes it difficult for China's economy to grow in 2022. Health workers are shown taking swabs for COVID-19 testing of residents of Huangpu District in Shanghai on March 21, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

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As the Omicron variant is causing a surge in COVID-19 infections across 30 provinces and municipalities in China, Beijing’s “zero-COVID” restrictions appear to be causing more harm than good.