China’s zero-COVID policies at heart of U.S. air travel dispute

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China’s zero-COVID policies at heart of U.S. air travel dispute | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

By Associated Press |
August 26, 2022
| Updated on August 26, 2022 at 3:42 pm

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A woman wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight takes a selfie with an old train on display at 798 art district in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 25. China is easing its tight restrictions on visas after it largely suspended issuing them to foreign students and others more than two years ago at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A woman wearing a face mask and holding an umbrella to shield from the sunlight walks by golden horses statues on display outside a residential complex in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 25.

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A woman wearing a face mask walks along a street during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 25.

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Commuters wearing face masks ride bicycles during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 25.

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Commuters wearing face masks walk across a street during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 25.

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A child wearing a mask runs through an art installation at a mall in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A woman wearing a mask carries a child near neon signs at a mall in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A worker wearing a protective suit swabs a man’s throat for a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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Elderly residents wearing masks walk on the street in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A delivery man wearing mask waits to cross a traffic junction outside a mall in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A woman and child wearing mask walk through a mall in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A worker wearing a protective suit registers a man for a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A child wearing a face mask rides in a stroller along a street in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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People wearing face masks stand in line for COVID-19 tests at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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A worker wearing a protective suit swabs a man’s throat for a COVID-19 test at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 26.

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