China in Focus Full Broadcast (Dec. 21)

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
December 21, 2022China in Focus
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Experts are calling China’s sudden U-turn on virus policy a “wild card” for the globe. How will China’s current COVID-19 outbreak play out on the global stage?

Fever drugs are out of stock in China. A U-turn in the country’s COVID-19 policy is catching drugmakers off guard and shaking the global supply chain.

Millions of people in China have been told to keep going to work even if they test positive for COVID-19.

A federal appeals court rejected a bid from a Chinese telecom giant. The company was trying to repeal a ban on its U.S. services.

Relations between Australia and China appear to be warming. Their foreign ministers met Wednesday in Beijing.

Is India preparing for a conflict with China? Anger is boiling over in the country—after a clash with China along a disputed border.

Topics in this episode:

  1. Experts: China a ‘Wild Card’ for Ending Pandemic
  2. China’s COVID-19 ‘Chaos’: Fever Drug Shortage
  3. China’s COVID-19 Patients Told to Keep Working
  4. Court Rejects China Telecom Bid to Reverse U.S. Ban
  5. Australia, China Ministers Meet in Bid to Repair Ties
  6. ‘Ready to Fight’: India Gearing Up for Conflict with China Over Shared Border?
  7. The Dark Story Behind Festive Greeting Cards
  8. Biggest Strategic Pivot for China: Copley on Middle East