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Travelers at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from Covid-19 later in January, casting a shadow over the start of the first Lunar New Year festivities without pandemic restrictions. Source: Bloomberg

The upcoming Chinese New Year travel rush could prompt another surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.

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SINGAPORE - As an eventful 2022 drew to a close, one of the world’s most significant market events has only just begun. After three years of battling Covid-19, China is now taking decisive steps to revive the world’s second-largest economy.

In fact, December proved to be a tipping point. Beijing’s strategy to

loosen its zero-Covid policy measures

and provide economic support has been rapid and unprecedented in scope so far.

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