US orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid COVID outbreak
The State Department said the order is an upgrade from the “authorized” departure issued last week that made the decision voluntary.
The department also issued a series of advisories for Americans in Shanghai, including that they ensure they have a “sufficient supply of money, medication, food, and other necessities for your family in the event of sudden restrictions or quarantine.” China's government and the entirely state-controlled media are growing increasingly defensive about complaints over the COVID-19 prevention measures.
Despite that, and indications the hardline policy is being dictated by head of the ruling Communist Party Xi Jinping, China has rejected any notion that its response is political in nature. Xi has demanded social stability above all else in the runup to a key party congress later this year at which he is expected to bestow on himself an unprecedented third-term as party leader.
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