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Shanghai lockdown aims to avoid HK’s death spiral
Shanghai lockdown aims to avoid HK’s death spiral: Shanghai has implemented anti-epidemic measures amid a rising number of local infections ...
asiatimes.com/2022/03/shanghai-lockdown-aims-to-avoid-hks-death-spiral/
Shanghai’s alternating Covid lockdown batters bankers and vegetable buyers
Shanghai’s alternating Covid lockdown batters bankers and vegetable buyers: Coronavirus outbreak causes disruption across Chinese financial hub and challenges ...
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Traders sleep by their desks as China's financial hub locks down
Traders sleep by their desks as China's financial hub locks down: China's banks and investment firms are calling on essential staff to live at the office ...
cnn.com/2022/03/30/business/shanghai-covid-lockdown-finance-intl-hnk-mic/
Shanghai lockdown leaves hundreds stranded, wipes 'billions' from economy
Shanghai lockdown leaves hundreds stranded, wipes 'billions' from economy: Passengers stranded in Zurich airport demand to be sent back to China ...
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Chengdu locks down 21.2 million people as Chinese cities battle COVID-19
Chengdu locks down 21.2 million people as Chinese cities battle COVID-19: SHENZHEN: One of China's biggest cities, Chengdu, announced a lockdown of its 21 ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-sichuan-chengdu-covid-19-lockdown-testing-2915026
1400 cases since the beginning of the month: tens of thousands in lockdown ...
1400 cases since the beginning of the month: tens of thousands in lockdown on Chinese resort island.
spiegel.de/panorama/coronavirus-in-china-zehntausende-im-lockdown-auf-urlaubsinsel-a-ad6f8b9c-f600-43dc-97bf-4d8e20e41266
Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown
Shanghai moves toward ending 2-month COVID-19 lockdown: Shanghai authorities say they will take major steps Wednesday toward reopening China’s largest city after ...
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/shanghai-moves-ending-month-covid-19-lockdown-85078399
Shanghai achieves 'zero COVID' status but normal life is weeks ...
Shanghai achieves 'zero COVID' status but normal life is weeks away: SHANGHAI: Shanghai achieved on Tuesday (May 17) the long-awaited milestone of ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/shanghai-zero-covid-no-new-cases-outside-quarantine-zone-may-17-2689341
Key FactsShanghai designs a way out of lockdown, but supply chain bottlenecks might continue all year
Apr 29, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
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  • According to Resilinc, moving one container from China to the West Coast now costs approximately twice as much as it did a year ago, and 344 ships were detained at the Shanghai port, a 34% increase over March.

  • The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China stated that member companies were "overwhelmed by logistical and supply chain challenges" in a study published on May 5th.

  • "While the Shanghai lockdown is slowing export growth in China, declines in trade appear to be confined to the port of Shanghai," said Vincent Stamer of Germany's Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
Beijing conducts mass COVID-19 testing in bid to avoid Shanghai-style ...
Beijing conducts mass COVID-19 testing in bid to avoid Shanghai-style lockdown: Millions of people in Beijing's largest district have had their second COVID-19 ...
abc.net.au/news/2022-04-27/beijing-conducts-mass-covid-19-testing-to-avoid-lockdown/101020580
What is happening in Shanghai? Explaining the ongoing citywide COVID ...
What is happening in Shanghai? Explaining the ongoing citywide COVID lockdown: As China faces the largest COVID-19 outbreak since 2020, residents in Shanghai ...
eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2022/04/25/shanghai-lockdown-china-covid-cases-surge/7279303001/
China will be deglobalisation’s big loser
China will be deglobalisation’s big loser: If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the ...
mg.co.za/article/2022-04-20-china-will-be-deglobalisations-big-loser/
Shanghai reports more deaths as COVID-19 toll rises
Shanghai reports more deaths as COVID-19 toll rises: SHANGHAI: China reported seven new deaths from COVID-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday (Apr 19) ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/shanghai-reports-more-deaths-covid-19-toll-rises-2632826
More Chinese cities impose Covid-19 curbs as Shanghai cases rise
More Chinese cities impose Covid-19 curbs as Shanghai cases rise: Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday and other areas ...
timeslive.co.za/news/world/2022-04-16-more-chinese-cities-impose-covid-19-curbs-as-shanghai-cases-rise/
Shanghai's covid lockdown: food shortages, drones, starving animals
Shanghai's covid lockdown: food shortages, drones, starving animals: For more than three weeks, China’s most populous city, Shanghai, has been under strict ...
washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-food-shortage/
Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000
Shanghai vows punishment for COVID lockdown violators as cases hit 25,000: China's commercial capital, Shanghai, warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates ...
reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-warns-covid-lockdown-violators-will-be-punished-cases-hit-25000-2022-04-13/
iPhone supplier Pegatron suspends production at two factories in China
iPhone supplier Pegatron suspends production at two factories in China: One of Apple's top suppliers is stopping work at its factories in and around Shanghai ...
cnn.com/2022/04/13/tech/pegatron-shanghai-kunshan-production-intl-hnk/
Key FactsPegatron, the maker of the iPhone, has halted production in Shanghai because to Covid-19 restrictions.
May 1, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • China, Beijing: Pegatron, a key iPhone manufacturer, has ceased operations at two subsidiaries in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, as Beijing's harsh 'zero-Covid' regulations hit global supply chains.

  • Since the virus's discovery more than two years ago, Shanghai has been the epicenter of China's largest Covid-19 outbreak.

  • On Wednesday, China recorded roughly 28,000 local virus infections, the vast majority of which were in Shanghai.

  • Another major supplier, Foxconn, ceased operations in the Chinese innovation capital of Shenzhen in March.
Shanghai unveils limited easing of Covid lockdown as Chinese markets fall
Shanghai unveils limited easing of Covid lockdown as Chinese markets fall : Declines in shares underline worry about impact of coronavirus restrictions on ...
ft.com/content/4d9799f7-bcaf-4de8-9319-61d8da361bf0
Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Poses Test to China’s Leadership
Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Poses Test to China’s Leadership : Residents in Shanghai, China’s most populous and cosmopolitan city, have responded to the ...
nytimes.com/2022/04/07/world/asia/shanghai-covid-china.html
Shanghai in mega lockdown:
Shanghai in mega lockdown: "Is it aim to starve us?": There is a curfew in the metropolis of Shanghai, and there is angry criticism of the draconian measures ...
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In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here's what we know
In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here's what we know: Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles ...
cnn.com/2022/03/15/china/china-covid-outbreak-explainer-intl-hnk/
China's daily local COVID cases top 1,000 as Omicron spreads
China's daily local COVID cases top 1,000 as Omicron spreads: Mainland China reported over 1,000 new COVID-19 infections in dozens of cities ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-daily-local-covid-infections-exceed-1000-symptomless-cases-spike-2022-03-11/