Shanghai lockdown hit growth, while fear of more restrictions dampens consumption

HONG KONG -- Economists expect China's growth to slow to 4.1% in 2022, after the government's zero-COVID policy led to a prolonged lockdown in Shanghai that paralyzed the world's second-largest economy and hit global supply chains.

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