These are such great write-ups. Whenever I think about the zero-COVID policy, it doesn't quite add up, and I wonder if the long-term disabling effects from COVID might be worse than we think. But your theory about the Chinese government wanting lockdowns to increase authoritarian control is a sensible one.
And on media, I hope the scanty coverage of protests isn't because they tend to prompt stock market declines and many media outlets are owned by big corporations. That's cynical, and I don't think reporters would be on board with that, but I've experienced the tension of, "Are you sure we need to run that story?" about an advertiser in the past. (We did run it. But the discussion was eye-opening.)
These are such great write-ups. Whenever I think about the zero-COVID policy, it doesn't quite add up, and I wonder if the long-term disabling effects from COVID might be worse than we think. But your theory about the Chinese government wanting lockdowns to increase authoritarian control is a sensible one.
And on media, I hope the scanty coverage of protests isn't because they tend to prompt stock market declines and many media outlets are owned by big corporations. That's cynical, and I don't think reporters would be on board with that, but I've experienced the tension of, "Are you sure we need to run that story?" about an advertiser in the past. (We did run it. But the discussion was eye-opening.)