The disastrous implications of lifting Zero-COVID in China
www.wsws.org
The objective laws of viral transmission mean that any shift away from a Zero-COVID elimination strategy carries with it the potential for the situation to quickly spiral out of control.

(note: while WSWS (trot site) uses CCP instead of CPC, they generally have good takes on China and support China against US imperialism)

(note: to clarify, this article is in support of Zero-COVID and sees the lifting of the policy as a grave mistake)

(note: i do not necessarily support all the shit wsws says i am not a fucking trot)

  • DengXixian [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    As is the financial times:

    https://www.ft.com/content/392a603d-5f6f-4270-bec2-41e5da69cc67

    As is the guardian:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/17/baby-death-china-incites-anger-social-media-zero-covid-rules

    • DengXixian [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Unsurprisingly, western media is also using this as an excuse to harp on about xinjiang again:

      https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-16/china-s-covid-zero-lockdown-in-xinjiang-has-just-hit-100-days