The Biden administration said Monday that Chinese protesters are right to call for an end to draconian COVID-19 lockdowns — without endorsing widespread calls for President Xi Jinping to resign.
Chinese citizens are protesting the endless COVID lockdowns in their country.Chinese police form a line to stop protesters marching in Beijing.— much earlier than in the United States and other Western countries — but the rise of the more contagious but less lethal Omicron variant prompted a retrenchment this year.
“We’ve said that zero COVID is not a policy we [are] pursuing here in the United States. And as we’ve said, we think it’s going to be very difficult for the People’s Republic of China to be able to contain this virus through their zero COVID strategy,” the White House statement said. “For us, we are focused on what works and that means using the public health tools like: continuing to enhance vaccination rates, including boosters and making testing and treatment easily accessible.”AFP via Getty ImagesApple reportedly is expecting a 6 million smartphone production shortage due to work stoppages and protests at an iPhone plant in the central Chinese city Zhengzhou.
The rare civil unrest in China occurs as House Republicans vow to use their renewed subpoena powers next year Previous
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