Economics
China Plans Tighter Control to Counter Social Unrest Over Virus
- Leadership forms a new team to ‘safeguard political security’
- Group will prioritize resolving conflicts related to epidemic
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The Chinese government is ramping up efforts to curb emerging social unrest in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak as the country faces an economic downturn that could leave millions of people unemployed.