At the Central Economic Work Conference last week, China's leaders settled on the country's economic policies for 2023. They also suggested relaxing the zero-COVID policy even further.
Economy risks slowing further as infections surge

Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home in Beijing on Dec. 17, when COVID-19 infections were soaring. © Reuters
At the Central Economic Work Conference last week, China's leaders settled on the country's economic policies for 2023. They also suggested relaxing the zero-COVID policy even further.