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China's New Normal
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Here in the United States, governments, corporations and individuals are focused on trying to control the spread of coronavirus. Offices, bars and restaurants have closed, local government facilities have shut down and people are practising social distancing, staying at home and restricting interaction with others. The result is a kind of lockdown in many parts of the country, colored by uncertainty around how long it might take to stop the spread of coronavirus and return the economy to normal operations.
In other parts of the world, countries are beginning to emerge from the dark tunnel of coronavirus. China was the location of the original outbreak, but it appears to have stopped the spread of the virus within its borders by locking down entire regions, restricting travel and enforcing strict quarantines. People living in China are now adjusting to a new normal. Today we speak to Dan Wang, who works for an economic research firm in Beijing, to find out what life is like there today.
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