China economy again on bumpy road as Covid infection surge detracts recovery
India TV NewsWith resurge of Covid cases, China economy once again is staring at downfall trend. "If the virus were highly infectious and everyone's life were in danger, the government wouldn't let go.” On Tuesday, the government announced it would relax restrictions on travel out of China and resume issuing passports for tourist travel for the first time in nearly three years. "The flow of people and the risk of respiratory infectious diseases in winter may make the epidemic situation more complicated.” The ruling party faces increased pressure to get consumers out of their homes and spending as global demand for Chinese exports weakens after the Federal Reserve and European central banks raised interest rates to cool economic activity and tame surging inflation. The American Chamber of Commerce in China says more than 70% of companies that responded to a poll this month “were confident that China will recover from the current COVID outbreak in early 2023, allowing inbound and outbound business travel and tourism to resume thereafter.” ING economist Iris Pang wrote in a report that the export slowdown will make recovering from lockdowns harder. “Of course, there are still risks, but we just need to take self-protection measures.” Also Read: China's fighter jet flew close to US military plane over South China Sea; pilot manoeuvres to avoid collision