BEIJING, May 21 — Protests bubbling in big cities, dismal economic indicators and rampant discontent online — China’s zero-Covid policy is morphing from a propaganda victory...
BEIJING, May 21 — Protests bubbling in big cities, dismal economic indicators and rampant discontent online — China’s zero-Covid policy is morphing from a propaganda victory to a political liability for President Xi Jinping.
But as he bids for an unprecedented third term in power at this autumn’s party congress, a virus wave driven by the Omicron variant is posing awkward, unexpected questions. Still, Xi says the country should “unswervingly” pursue zero-Covid, insisting Chinese lives are worth more than the economic pain.
“He has already very much consolidated his power base through anti-corruption and other campaigns,” Wu said.China has so far been spared the deaths that have scarred most other major countries, boosting the credibility of zero-Covid. Others caution against reading too much from the information spoon-fed to the public by a Communist Party schooled in secrecy and storytelling.
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