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Businesses offered immunity from infractions but initiative threatens Xi’s common prosperity pledge
Li Keqiang urges officials to help companies resume production after Covid lockdowns
Local governments say resources are being used to cover costs of zero-Covid policy
Regulations force Chinese affiliate of famous English public school to drop its foreign name
In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses
On-site inspections being considered to prevent 270 companies from being delisted
Purchases come as Chinese state-owned commodity traders shy away to avoid sanctions
Officials and advisers fear president is blind to the impact of harsh anti-coronavirus measures
Officials concerned that measures taken against Moscow could also be applied to Beijing
Xi’s economic tsar Liu He worries Beijing underestimating impact of real estate and Covid restrictions
Beijing has implemented measures to boost the economy but data point to significant downturn
Chinese state groups the only buyers available to western oil and gas majors divesting from country
Emigration inquiries surge as harsh Covid restrictions cause food and medicine shortages
Official statistics show only two people have died since March despite tens of thousands of cases
Healthcare official says Beijing’s coronavirus prevention policy is ‘not viable’
Farmers lack fertiliser and labour ahead of crucial spring season due to strict lockdowns
Tougher Russia sanctions and comments from top Fed official drag down government debt
Two-week local restrictions come as PMI data show negative financial impact of controls
Bloc’s leaders will use Friday summit to pressure Beijing over its close ties with Moscow
Coronavirus outbreak causes disruption across Chinese financial hub and challenges zero-Covid policy
People in Pudong and nine other areas will have to stay at home to allow for mass testing
Ukraine’s criticism of drone maker DJI highlights challenge of maintaining commercial links
Beijing’s business elite wait to see if powerful agencies heed economy tsar’s warning
Beijing slams what it calls US efforts to spread disinformation and ‘distort and smear’ its position on Ukraine
The war in Ukraine represents a threat to China’s economy and could lead to a diplomatic backlash over its support for Moscow
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