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        <description><![CDATA[Eric Zhu is an economist covering China and Hong Kong for Bloomberg Economics. He previously worked at Barclays Investment Bank and Hong Kong Monetary Authority. He is based in Hong Kong.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Crushed Covid. But Covid Zero Could Crush China]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new wave of infections is highlighting the growing cost of China’s zero-tolerance virus policy]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>This picture taken on August 11, 2015 shows a &quot;nail house&quot; standing in the middle of a flyover in Guangzhou, south China&apos;s Guangdong province. Three key indicators released by China on August 12 all came in below market expectations, the latest poor statistics for the world&apos;s second-largest economy. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lessons of History on Flood Impact on China’s CPI]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Will China Rule the World? Maybe Never]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Communist Party wants the world to see China’s continued rise as inevitable. In reality, it’s anything but.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 21:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Chinese characters reading &quot;Never forget the original intention&quot; and the emblem of the Chinese Communist Party illuminate buildings during a light show marking the centenary of the party in Beijing, China, on Saturday, June 26, 2021. The Communist Party will celebrate 100 years since its founding on July 1, an occasion which President Xi Jinping is also using to showcase his own grip over the ruling party.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Census Fuels Policy Urgency to Ease Labor Drag]]></title>
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