China Perspective Podcast: China's Covid-Zero policy coming under increasing pressure

China remains the only country in the world bent on weeding out every coronavirus infection within its borders. PHOTO: AFP

Tan Dawn Wei

China Bureau Chief

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Nov 09, 2021, 06:00 PM

China Perspective Ep 19: China's Covid-Zero policy coming under increasing pressure

8:27 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

The significance behind CPP (Chinese Communist Party) Central Committee's sixth plenary session in terms of China's history (1:05)
China's party deliberating the new succession system and possibly, a woman in the line-up of leadership (3:22)
China's efforts to eliminate Covid-19 coming under increasing pressure (5:44)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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