China’s President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that they must “pay close attention to epidemic prevention and control.”
Xi quickly added that his government “should try our best to promote stable and healthy economic development.”
Additional quotes
China's covid prevention and control strategy is correct and effective, must stick with it.
Would rather live with some temporary economic impact than have people's life and health harmed.
Market reaction
USD/CNY is back in the red after hitting daily highs of 6.7087 earlier in the Asian session. The pair is now trading at 6.7008, down 0.09% on the day.
