The recent lockdowns in Shanghai and Guangdong are unmistakable signs that China will not be backing down from its zero-Covid policy, at least for the rest of 2022. In Today’s Face-to-Face interview, Professor Wolfgang Arlt, Founder, and CEO of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI) discuss whether these lockdowns have pushed back his expected China reopening timeline. He also discusses the significance of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Chinese Community Party in October and what this means for China’s hardline policy stances, such as that of zero-covid.

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