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The policy switch was unavoidable and is good news for China and the world, but it could come at a cost if omicron sweeps through the elderly population in particular and the death toll swiftly mounts.
In China, the lives of 1.4 billion people have changed overnight.
Less than a fortnight after protests broke out across the country, China’s authoritarian leadership has shown surprising flexibility by responding to public calls for an end to three years of excessive restrictions.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/covid-zero-exit-another-test-for-xi-jinping-20221208-p5c4on
