DALIAN, China -- As China enters its third year of the coronavirus pandemic, citizens have grown increasingly frustrated with Beijing's stringent "zero COVID" policy that exacts a heavy economic toll.
Stringent approach comes with heavy costs as businesses are shuttered

A man takes a COVID-19 test on a street in Dalian, China. (Photo by Shin Watanabe)
DALIAN, China -- As China enters its third year of the coronavirus pandemic, citizens have grown increasingly frustrated with Beijing's stringent "zero COVID" policy that exacts a heavy economic toll.