Though the vast majority of the country’s population has already been vaccinated, Chinese authorities have relied on locally developed shots like those from state-backed Sinopharm and Sinovac.
People increasingly want to spend their money in stores, which is bad news for parcel and last-mile delivery companies that benefitted from the online-shopping boom.
Recent COVID outbreaks and the “complicated international environment” mean that “arduous efforts” will be needed to ensure economic growth stays on track in the fourth quarter.