China’s Zero-Covid Strategy Faces Its Fiercest Test Yet

A.M. Edition for April 15. Localized Covid-19 lockdowns are now proliferating across China as the country attempts to stamp out the worst outbreak of the virus since the pandemic began. WSJ reporter Stella Yifan Xie explains what effect lockdowns are having on China’s economy and why authorities hope to prevent public frustration with health measures in Shanghai from spreading elsewhere. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices