BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Assertions by some Western media that China's zero-COVID policy is straining global supply chains are both illogical and irresponsible. Had it not been for China's proactive COVID-19 containment strategy, shortages of goods would have probably nudged up retail prices in Walmart and Tesco stores across the world, impeded the shaky global economic recovery and further strained the already weakened global supply chains.
Medical workers check residents' information with a community staff member in Beicai Town of Shanghai, April 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] Many people may think that China's dynamic clearing policy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is "unsustainable" because of the highly infectious nature of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- China and Africa have shown the world how a bilateral relationship can continue to thrive despite a raging pandemic.
Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The whole world is role playing a detective story. The case is about the origins of a deadly and highly infectious virus that spreads across the world.