⚠️ Old video of Xi Jinping discussing pandemic strategy misleads online after zero-Covid reversal
An old video of Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing his government's"flexible" approach to the pandemic has been misleadingly shared in posts after China rapidly dismantled key pillars of its zero-Covid strategy. The clip was viewed thousands of times in posts that appeared to. However, the video shows the Chinese leader speaking in March 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic.
"I think we still need this," he says in Mandarin."This is a sign of good national governance. It can be restricted quickly when it needs to be and relaxed in an orderly manner when it needs to be. It is a kind of ability to advance and retreat freely.
The end to mandatory testing has made the toll of China's Covid surge difficult to track, with authorities admitting it was"impossible" to tally how many have fallen sick.The video was viewed more than 135,000 times in similar posts, including
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