Editorial

The auto show in Beijing is canceled. The reason: Covid. A look at the new infection numbers in the city leaves heads shaking, which has become something of a habit. There were 95 new cases on Wednesday. Incomprehension is followed by speculation – are there any signs that zero-Covid will soon be abandoned? Hopes for this have now been unmistakenly rejected by the Politburo Standing Committee in its first meeting after the National Congress.