In contrast to many other nations, China has adhered strictly to a zero-COVID policy, resulting in the repeated shutdown and closure of non-essential enterprises in key financial centres such as Shanghai. Premier Li Keqiang of China convened an emergency meeting with senior Communist Party leaders last week to examine the severe economic effects of the COVID policy. Are you looking for fast-news, hot-tips and market analysis? Sign-up for the Invezz newsletter, today. As a result, twenty of China’s thirty-one provinces have issued “consumer spending incentives,” such as the forthcoming digital Yuan airdrop, in response to economic difficulties. China is deploying...