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Xi acknowledges uproar in China over COVID restrictions, signals easing: Report

By Ryan King
Published December 3, 2022 12:35am ET
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Xi acknowledges uproar in China over COVID restrictions, signals easing: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping privately acknowledged the civil unrest over the country’s stringent “zero COVID” policy in conversations with a European official, according to multiple reports. Stopping short of acquiescing to the democratic underpinnings in some of the demonstrations, Xi told European Council President Charles Michel during a meeting in Beijing on Thursday that the […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping privately acknowledged the civil unrest over the country’s stringent “zero COVID” policy in conversations with a European official, according to multiple reports.

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