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Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy

A child wearing a mask prepares to throw a loop to win prizes at a park in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

FILE- A man and a child wearing masks sit in an electric tricycle with a Chinese national flag in Beijing, on Aug. 15, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an “economic stall.”(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

A child wearing a mask stands near the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen at a park in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Visitors to a park wear mask near children playing on trampolines in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A woman wearing mask assists a child with art and craft at a park in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A child wearing a mask plays on a trampoline in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A child wearing a mask smashes a golden egg for a prize in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A man puts on his face mask as masked commuters wait for their buses at a stop in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman puts on her face mask after getting her routine COVID-19 throat swabs with children at a coronavirus testing site outside a residential complex in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Residents line up to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site outside a residential complex in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Residents wearing face masks chat each others outside a hotel in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman gets her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site displaying the rules and regulations in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A woman wearing a face mask drives her electric wheelchair followed by her companion on a street in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Residents wait in line to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site outside a residential complex in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Residents get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site along a street in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy