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US accuses Steve Wynn of acting as Chinese agent; Lobby group denounces US–China decoupling



China In Focus

The Justice Department is suing Steve Wynn. The former CEO of Wynn Resorts is accused of acting as a Chinese agent, and lobbying then-President Donald Trump. Shanghai’s lockdown is causing a drug supply shortage in the United States. The Chinese city’s production has slowed to a halt as workers isolate at home. A lobby group says U.S.-China decoupling would carry a heavy price tag, despite the Chinese market’s lockdown-driven slowdown. A video of a Chinese state media journalist is getting attention online. The clip shows her walking through a U.S. shopping center, while saying the country has a long way to go before life is back to normal.