Beijing digs heels in after WHO lambasts China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy News AKMI


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The World Health Organisation lambasting China's zero COVID policy marks a certain shift after the UN agency was previously criticised for "tiptoeing" around Beijing when it involved the pandemic, Hong Kong correspondent Britt Clennett says. It comes as comments, made by the World Health Organisation that were critical of China's strict COVID strategy, are being censored on Chinese social media. Despite the rising economic and social costs of the strict policy and lockdowns, Beijing appears to be digging its heels in. "It's the first criticism of commentary that we've heard from the WHO," Ms Clennett told Sky News Australia. WHO...