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epa10375443 A man wearing protective gear sits at the Shanghai Railway Station, in Shanghai, China, 21 December 2022. According to the National Health Commission report on 21 December, China reported 3,049 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. After easing domestic Covid-19 restrictions, Guangzhou and Chengdu made further adjustments to international passenger's quarantine policy. On 20 December, Chengdu implemented a 2+3 quarantine policy where passengers must stay 2 days in centralised quarantine and 3 days at home.  EPA-EFE/ALEX PLAVEVSKI

'Everyone is sick here'

From zero-Covid to full-Covid: The steep Omicron wave brings public and economic life to a grinding halt. The previously flawless testing system is being sabotaged by the authorities themselves. Some foreigners have problems leaving the country.

By Redaktion Table

Xi rediscovers the private sector

The private sector finally receives greater support again. The leadership sees the role of foreign investors in a more positive light in the face of the persistently weak economy.

By Redaktion Table

New data security regulations pose problems

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technologies (MIIT) has recently issued new regulations mandating companies to step up their data management practices. The new rules emerge at a time when data is hailed as “the most active new factor of production” in China’s digital economy. Data security has become a decisive building-block of a broadened understanding of China’s national security

By Experts Table.Briefings