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Xi tells Hong Kong to get a grip

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Not so special after all.

Xi Jinping has reportedly issued instructions for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as the city struggles to cope with a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections.

On Wednesday, the city saw (SCMP):

4,285 new infections and nine deathsHospitals so overwhelmed t...