China on Tuesday renewed its commitment to the radical "zero-COVID" policy despite rare nationwide protests against lockdowns and other strict anti-virus measures over the weekend as it sought to prevent any further display of public anger with massive police deployment.The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, maintained Tuesday the existing policy has proved "scientific and effective" and warned against complacency in the nation's efforts to curb the pandemic.The paper also pointed out targeted approaches must be taken based on the Chinese government's rece…READ FULL ARTICLE
