Can China preserve both its economy and its zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy?
The costs of prioritizing the pandemic over all else are creating a dilemma for President Xi Jinping as he prepares to assume a third term later this year.
A man stops on a shared bicycle at a main intersection during a quiet morning rush hour in the Central Business District, after the government recommended people work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, on May 5, 2022 in Beijing, China.(photo credit: KEVIN FRAYER/GETTY IMAGES/TNS)BySTEPHANIE YANG/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
