IAN BREMMER: Mao stirs in his mausoleum as Maximum Xi rolls by ianbremmer
Police officers detain people during a protest against Covid-19 curbs in Shanghai, China, in this screenshot obtained from a video on November 27 2022. Picture: REUTERS
The Chinese leader’s drive for control has produced considerable damage in other areas as well. A secretive crackdown on private sector technology companies, probably driven by fears that these firms have too much influence over the flow of information in the country, has undermined China’s ability to build groundbreaking new digital technologies and the confidence of international investors that China remains a safe place to invest ...
If a dangerous new strain of Covid-19 were to emerge, Maximum Xi makes it more likely that it would spread quickly across China and across borders. The problem of Maximum Xi will grow larger in 2023. First, the startling decision to end Zero Covid all at once and without careful preparation could kill a million or more Chinese people. This snap decision to allow the virus to spread unchecked, particularly with dangerously low vaccination rates among the elderly, was made without warning to citizens or even local governments, and will create deadly chaos that his government will try to hide from the outside world and his own people.
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