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Shanghai expat exodus shows ‘zero-COVID’s’ enduring scars

Adesola Mojo Mar 27, 2023 0

A year after the lockdown that made Shanghai a byword for all that was wrong with the country’s COVID-19 approach, China’s most international city is showing the effects of a policy that left the nation disconnected from the…

Li Qiang replaces Li Keqiang as China’s no 2 but with or without power?

Shawn Butlere Mar 22, 2023 0

BEIJING: Xi Jinping's close associate Li Qianghas become the new Chinese Premier, but the question is whether he will wield any influence at all as his superior is busy consolidating all power in his hands.The flip side, however, is that…

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China’s COVID-19 Surge Raises Odds Of New Mutant Coronavirus Variant

Adesola Mojo Mar 18, 2023 0

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world?Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains. Or…