China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict 'zero-COVID' policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction.
A security guard keeps watch inside a booth outside an office building in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.A security guard keeps watch inside a booth outside an office building in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.BEIJING — China will drop a travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from its strict"zero-COVID" policies that have elicited widespread dissatisfaction.
Last month in Beijing and several other cities, protests over the restrictions grew into calls for leader Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party step down, in a level of public political expression not seen in decades.While met with relief, the relaxation has also sparked concerns about a new wave of infections potentially overwhelming health care resources in some areas.
Reports on the Chinese internet, which is tightly controlled by the government, sought to reassure a nervous public, stating that restrictions would continue to be dropped and travel, indoor dining and other economic activity would soon be returning to pre-pandemic conditions. Protests erupted Nov. 25 after 10 people died in a fire in the northwestern city of Urumqi. Many believed COVID-19 restrictions may have impeded rescue efforts. Authorities denied the claims spread online, but demonstrators gave voice to longstanding frustration in cities such as Shanghai that have endured severe lockdowns.
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