Pandemic statistics update: policy panic

CHINA ADVISORY - Report 09 May 2022 by Andrew Collier

China is struggling to come up with a reasonable policy to tackle the twin problems of Covid and a slowing economy. Reports suggest there is a serious policy conflict at the upper reaches of the State Council. This is likely to end badly rather than well. However, the PRC Standing Committee continues to reiterate support for Covid Zero. An article in the official press on May 5 noted that “Practice has proved that our prevention and control policy is determined by the nature and purpose of the Party, our prevention and control policy can withstand the test of history, and our prevention and control measures are scientific and effective. We have won the defense of Wuhan, and we will definitely win the defense of Greater Shanghai.”​

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