China Politburo Pressured to Help Economy as Covid Spreads
- Top leaders meet this month for key economic meeting
- Prominent economists call for easing on property, tech
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China’s leaders are under mounting pressure to throw the country’s Covid-stricken economy a lifeline as they gather for a critical meeting in the coming days.
Several prominent policy advisers and Chinese economists have called on the government to take more decisive measures to prop up the economy, ranging from the relaxation of property and internet curbs to acting with more flexibility when it comes to Covid restrictions and lockdowns.