China’s zero-COVID policy leads to unrest in the streets and the markets

Nov 28, 2022

China’s zero-COVID policy leads to unrest in the streets and the markets

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China correspondent Jennifer Pak checks in with the latest. Also, we speak to Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti about the Summer Olympics – with all the costs it can incur – coming to town in 2028.

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Can Los Angeles repeat its past Olympic success?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang

Nov 28, 2022

Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city's existing infrastructure and innovative approach will allow the 2028 Games to mirror the financial victories of 1984.

LA Mayor Eric Garcetti (right) with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and IOC leader Thomas Bach in 2017. Garcetti says LA's existing infrastructure will help it reduce costs and deliver a surplus during the 2028 Games.

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