China decided Thursday to maintain its strict "zero-COVID" policy for the second half of 2022 as leaders pledged efforts to achieve the best possible results for the world's second-largest economy, state-run media reported.The decision on the radical policy to stem the novel coronavirus outbreak was made at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee chaired by President Xi Jinping, who is the party's general secretary.The participants admitted China's current economic performance is "facing some prominent challenges" and called for efforts to keep th…READ FULL ARTICLE
