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Why China's fight may hurt public health more than the virus itself

Business leaders and economists in China are increasingly saying, Enough

coronavirus, wuhan, china
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Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China, wears a deserted look

Keith Bradsher Shanghai
China's business leaders know better than to argue with Beijing. Leave the politics to the Communist Party, they long ago concluded, and the government will let them make money in peace.

A vicious viral outbreak has upended that formula. China’s typically supercharged economy has ground to a near standstill as the authorities battle a coronavirus that has killed more than 2,000 people and sickened tens of thousands more. Hundreds of millions of people now live essentially in isolation, as roadblocks seal off entire towns and the local authorities stop companies from reopening.

Business leaders and economists in China are increasingly

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