CLK350
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The CCP have been absolute MORONS in their dealing with COVID. Like . . . medical case study in what doesn't work.
A virus doesn't care about political will or national boundaries. And the CCP are so prideful about their own vaccines (which suck) that they have not allowed the mass inoculation of the population with the far superior western-designed and produced mRNA vaccines.
ZERO COVID is not a policy that is viable with an airborne pathogen such as this, and they are just causing undue economic and health harm to themselves, and by extension everyone that uses their production for goods.
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Slightly OT but still relevant IMHO re China Zero Covid policy: it is NOT about health or medical issues, it is about 1/ face and 2/ internal power struggles within China. We can follow up in the relevant out of band OT.
1/ Xi having pushed for the zero policy previously cannot afford to go back, it would be admitting he made a mistake.
2/ In the midst of China's current troubles (bank runs etc) this is also a way to enforce order and prevent chaos. Passport vaccines (aka red/ orange/ green passes on every person's cellphone can easily immobilize people, financially and geographically.