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Anger boils as China locks down to contain worst COVID outbreak

Schools, restaurants and factories shuttered in Shanghai, Shenzhen

Residents line up outside a testing center in Shanghai. The financial hub's streets were largely deserted Monday as authorities shuttered schools and restaurants and locked down neighborhoods.    © Reuters
CK TAN and PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writers | China

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Shanghai taxi driver Li Ming and factory boss Danny Lau live more than 1,500 kilometers apart, but the pair are feeling a similar sense of despair as China rolls out another lockdown to contain its worst virus outbreak yet.

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