President Xi Jinping is isolated from world leaders just as his country - still pursuing COVID-zero - is from the world. covid19 China
The last time China’s President Xi Jinping travelled overseas, Donald Trump had yet to face his impeachment trial, bushfires were still burning down the east coast of Australia and the Wuhan City government was hosting a banquet for 40,000 families.
Of all the G20 leaders, Xi is the only one not to have travelled overseas since the beginning of the pandemic. The group will meet in Rome on October 30 and again at the Glasgow climate summit over the following week. Xi will once again be absent. Jin Ri, the owner of a South Korean food importer in China’s Hebei province said the restrictions had resulted in “in a great loss” to his business.
Hong Kong, the international business centre, has tied its COVID fortunes to the mainland despite coming under pressure from Singapore as a rival financial hub. The city’s chief executive Carrie Lam said that has made an elimination strategy essential if it is going to start cross border travel with China.
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