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Xi doubles down on Zero-COVID

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The March surge in Omicron outbreaks across China has definitely grabbed the top leadership's attention.
That was on evidence Thursday, when Xi Jinping chaired a meeting of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) to discuss pandemic response – and reduce the economic impact of COVID controls.
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