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Depressed, powerless, angry: why frustration at China’s zero-Covid is spilling over

7 mins | Nov 1, 2022
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China's citizens are finally releasing their rage. As Beijing's iron-fisted "zero-Covid" policy prepares to enter its third year and daily cases hit an all-time high, Verna Yu discovers how billions across China have begun to question the heavy price paid for an unreachable goal.

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