China’s healthcare system was unprepared for the Chinese Communist Party’s drastic change in its COVID-19 policy, resulting in widespread drug shortages and soaring prices. According to a Dec. 19 report by China’s NetEase News, in Beijing and Tianjin, the fever-reducer ibuprofen for adults and children has become hard to find. At present, Meilin (ibuprofen suspension)…
Chinese Face Difficulties Obtaining Medicines After COVID Policy U-Turn
Demand for Lemons Surge Amid China’s Drug Shortage Fueled by COVID Surge
Chinese people are turning to natural remedies to prevent being infected with COVID-19. While fever clinics overcrowd and medical resources run in short supply, sales of canned yellow peaches and lemons have soared. The“10 New Guidelines” released by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Dec. 7 marked a shift in China’s epidemic prevention policy. Not…
China’s Tax Base Drastically Reduced by Three Years of Zero-COVID
China’s three-year “zero-COVID” approach has devastated the nation’s economy and fiscal revenue, and seriously diminished its tax base. Looking at the scale of the impact of zero-COVID on China’s economy, Zhang Tao, an economist serving China Construction Bank’s financial markets department, admitted in an article published on a Chinese tech company’s website Sina.com on Dec. 9 that…
China’s Sudden Shift on Zero-COVID Causes Chaos
Commentary Over a week has passed since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy. The sudden move caused chaos in society, and Beijing was not prepared. The drugs for flu and fever are sold out. Long queues are seen outside the hospitals consisting of people with fever, mild common cold symptoms, or those who want to consult…
Chinese Law Scholar Reveals Inside Information Behind the CCP’s Abrupt Easing of Zero-COVID Policy
For the past three years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been implementing harsh zero-COVID measures, which have created humanitarian disasters across the country and severely damaged the national economy. Starting in November this year, the CCP suddenly abandoned its tough stance on COVID-19, halted mandatory mass PCR testing, and allowed people with mild symptoms…
China’s $108 Billion Bond Sale Indicates Looming Economic Crisis: Experts
News Analysis Beijing announced on Dec. 9 the issuance of 750 billion yuan (about $108 billion) worth of special sovereign bonds aimed at stimulating the Chinese economy. Experts believe the move indicates that China faces a looming economic crisis, but it could give “local governments some breathing space” from their massive expenditures under the zero-COVID…
China’s Health Services Struggle After Abrupt Unwinding of Stringent COVID Curbs
Over the past week, long lines have formed outside fever clinics, calls have inundated China’s emergency hotline, and businesses are preparing for new interruptions as more and more employees become sick. These chaotic scenes unleashed by the Chinese regime’s abrupt reversal of its nearly 3-year-old zero-COVID policy came as the virus raced through the population…
Ill-Prepared China May Face Wave of Infections, Millions of Deaths After Relaxing COVID Restrictions: Fauci
Outgoing U.S. NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that infections are set to surge in ill-prepared China as the central government lifts it’s draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions, saying that he expects the policy change to cause millions of death in the country this winter and contribute to the emergence of new strains of the virus….
China May Face Wave of Infections, New Variants After Relaxing COVID Restrictions: Fauci
Outgoing U.S. NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that infections are set to surge in ill-prepared China as the central government lifts it’s draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions, after a British analytics company forecast millions of death in China this winter from the policy change. The ruling communist regime in China abruptly relaxed some of its…
China May Face Wave of Infections, New Variants After Relaxing COVID Restrictions
COVID-19 infections might be poised to surge in ill-prepared China as the central government eases its draconian “zero-COVID” restrictions, after a UK analytics company forecast millions of death in China during the coming winter from the policy change. The ruling communist regime in China abruptly relaxed some of its COVID social controls on Dec. 7,…
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