In 2020, China decided that it was going to be the standout when it came to responses to COVID. That meant a couple of things. First, the government lied about the impact of the disease and second it locked down enormous sections of the country to the point that many people were not allowed to leave their apartments for weeks at a time except to pick up food deliveries. This zero COVID plan was the brainstorm of Xi Jinping which meant there was no backing away from it unless it could be declared a big success.Read More
China’s economy is struggling and there’s ‘no quick fix’
