More crises to come in China
There should be little doubt amongst Chinese citizens that protesters won an important battle against Xi Jinping’s government, a regime that seemed all powerful. Xi had to change tack drafted after pledging that his government is “unwavering” in its commitment to dynamic Zero-Covid. A combination of drastic economic downturn and widespread protests, as Omicron eluded every isolation attempt, was more than the Chinese Communist Party could cope with. So Xi went for a sudden and reckless dismantling of curbs. China’s National Health Commission has now announced (Thursday 19 January) that...