What's the impact of the Shanghai lockdown?
What will the social and economic costs be of China's full-scale lockdown of Shanghai? David Aaronovitch examines the problems with the country's vaccination programme.
What will the social and economic costs be of China's full-scale lockdown of Shanghai? David Aaronovitch examines the problems with the country's vaccination programme.
Joining David in the briefing room are:
Robin Brant, ±«Óãtv Correspondent based in Shanghai
Vincent Ni, China Affairs correspondent for The Guardian
Professor Nancy Qian, Northwestern University
Dr Yu Jie, senior research fellow on China in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House
George Magnus, economist and research associate at Oxford University’s China Centre.
Producers: Rosamund Jones, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter
Production Co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed
Studio Manager: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon
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