The State of Dynamic Zero-COVID and Reactions to that ProPublica Report

COVID lockdowns at Foxconn and elsewhere in China, a survey of the near-daily rumors of a looming policy change, glimpses of what these policies have meant for Chinese citizens, and reactions to the latest report seeking clarity as to COVID-19’s origins. To email the show: [email protected]***Rumors of change in Covid policies; Lockdowns; Two Establishes 两个确立 vs. Two Upholds 两个维护 — [Sinocism]Xi's message to the PRC's youth; Busy week of foreign visitors; Covid lockdowns — [Sinocism]Workers flee China’s Covid restrictions at Foxconn’s largest iPhone factory — [Financial Times]Coronavirus: Chinese authorities race to contain new waves of ‘dire and complicated’ outbreaks — [South China Morning Post]‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma — [New York Times]Young Chinese Are Despairing of a Zero-COVID Future — [Foreign Policy]Chinese city accused of ‘performative lockdown lifting’ — [The Guardian]"A Chinese business consultant in a Ted-style talk justified zero-Covid policy by saying that in 10 years the West will be brought to its knees b/c long-Covid" — Twitter: @YanzhongHuangVisitors to Shanghai Disneyland were blocked from leaving the compound as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown —COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “Complex and Grave Situation” Inside a Wuhan Lab — [ProPublica] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sinocism.com/subscribe