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A woman waits for customers at a restaurant with dine-in services suspended in Beijing on Nov 19, 2022.

A woman waits for customers at a restaurant with dine-in services suspended in Beijing on Nov 19, 2022.

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- Gastropub owner Joe Hou is waiting for his customers to return.

In the two days since dine-in restrictions were lifted in Beijing, his sports-themed eatery has been largely empty, save for a handful of regulars who wanted to watch the World Cup football tournament.

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