Against the highly infectious omicron variant, the Chinese zero-COVID strategy hardly works anymore. But important conditions are missing for an immediate relaxation, according to a modeling exercise.

Many protesters who appeared to hail from China held a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 30 to show support for widespread protests in China regarding the nation’s strict “zero-corona” policy.

Many business organizations are concerned that continuing with the zero-corona policy could negatively impact China’s economic growth, with some saying the growth rate will not likely reach ...