European nations tell China 'self-isolation' is stoking 'mistrust' in plea for easing of Covid-19 curbs | South China Morning Post

A group of European ambassadors to China has alerted Beijing to the "consequences" of maintaining its zero-Covid policy, calling on authorities to ease rules that prevent face-to-face meetings to avoid misunderstandings. China was drifting apart from the rest of the world due to its hardline restrictions on international travel, said Swiss ambassador Bernardino Regazzoni. The number of Swiss students in China was practically zero at the moment, he told an offline round table forum held by the Centre for China and Globalisation think tank in Beijing on Monday. China's lockdowns and on-off economy had also caused large losses for Swiss…