Chinese merchants demand rent exemptions to cushion economic hit by Zero-COVID policy


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Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): Despite nearly two weeks since Shanghai began "unlocking", businessmen and merchants in China's financial hub still are finding it difficult to resume their businesses and are demanding exemption on rents they are paying for their shops. Videos posted by Chinese social media accounts show merchants protesting and demanding rent refunds. It can be clearly seen in the videos that people are holding placards with "No refund/cancellation of rent, no reopening" written on them. The protestors in the videos are seen to be suppressed by a large number of public security officials, as per the media...