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Published: June 30, 2022, 4 p.m.

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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times\' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST\\u2019s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.

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They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.

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In this episode, she chats with ST\'s China correspondent Elizabeth Law.\\xa0

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China, which has maintained some of the world\'s strictest entry requirements, eased its quarantine policy for international arrivals in late June, 2022.\\xa0

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It was the most significant relaxation of curbs since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but does it mean Beijing is ready to be more tolerant of the virus?

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Highlights (click/tap above):

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2:15 Elizabeth Law on recovering from Covid in a Shanghai hospital

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4:13 Motivation behind China\'s decision to cut quarantine for international travellers; a big change from China\\u2019s Covid-zero approach?

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9:17 Does living with the virus mean \\u201clying flat\\u201d, the translation of the Chinese phrase "tang ping"?

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12:59 What is \\u201cstrategic disobedience\\u201d?

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16:23 In a politically important year, will the Shanghai and Beijing leaders be impacted by the way they handled the Covid outbreak?

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Read Elizabeth Law\\u2019s article here: https://str.sg/wL8G

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Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Teo Tong Kai

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Edited by: Teo Tong Kai\\xa0

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