China’s “zero-COVID” folly is reaching a boiling point.
Many in Western media once praised China’s response to the pandemic, which began in the city of Wuhan. That’s looking absurd now as the nation plunges into dysfunction and chaos.
Not only has COVID-19 infection escalated dramatically in China, but the Communist government’s entire model of dealing with it appears to have failed. The country is now trapped in a cycle of outbreak and repression that has shut down cities and large parts of its economy.
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