The End of Zero-COVID in China Marks the Total Failure of Xi Jinping.
Like any tragedy, this one is played out in three acts. Victory in 2020, doubt in 2021, and failure in 2022.
The silences of propaganda are sometimes deafening. The disappearance of references to the zero-COVID strategy in the Chinese media since December 7, 2022, says more about the 180-degree turn taken on that day than the convoluted speeches of experts and officials who, since then, have been desperately trying not to lose face.
The more the days go by, the…
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