Imports fell 0.7%, compared with the previous month's 0.3% expansion. Exports declined 0.3% from a year earlier, down from September's 5.7% growth, the customs agency reported Monday. China reported its trade shrank in October as global demand weakened and anti-virus controls weighed on domestic consumer spending. While the rest of the world has mostly opened up, China has taken only highly cautious minor steps, with its borders still largely closed and officials under heavy pressure to enforce restrictions. Those include the former party leader of Shanghai, where a draconian lockdown over the summer led to food shortages, confrontations with authorities and severe disruptions to global supply chains that have grown dependent on Chinese manufacturing and shipping. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made “zero-COVID” a hallmark of his administration, which gained a boost last month after he was granted a third five-year term in power and promoted loyalists to top positions. News of the arrests appeared on social media Tuesday morning, but were erased by the country's censors before noon. It wasn't immediately clear who was arrested after the clash. Anti-pandemic measures have prompted backlashes across the country, forming a rarely seen challenge to Communist Party authority.
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