Zero-Covid: five charts that show how restrictions are throttling the Chinese economy

Protests against pandemic restrictions in China could unleash a new wave of volatility into a global economy already racked by inflation, energy shocks and the war in Ukraine. The government's continued reliance on lockdowns, quarantine orders and mass testing to limit the spread of the virus has provoked the biggest protest movement in decades. But there's little evidence that authorities are willing to diverge from the path they have taken. As well as prompting social unrest inside China, there are signs that the zero-Covid strategy is throttling the world's second largest economy - and as one of the key drivers…