Prognosis
Here’s What Changed in Top China Leadership’s Covid Language
- Xi Jinping oversaw gathering of Politburo Standing Committee
- Panel calls for restoring normal order of work, life, soonest
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China’s top Communist Party leaders on Thursday held the first publicly known gathering on handling Covid-19 since speculation of a shift in Beijing’s strategy went viral, stoking gains in the nation’s stocks.
President Xi Jinping chaired the Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee meeting weeks after he led a once-in-five-years overhaul of the top panel’s membership.