Helplessness in the face of natural events has always been the bane of autocrats since the dawn of man. The Black Death helped end feudalism by showing in dramatic fashion the limits of the powers of the nobility.
The irony for Xi is that his Zero COVID strategy has to be seen as a success or he still loses face. Perversely, his likely fe…
Helplessness in the face of natural events has always been the bane of autocrats since the dawn of man. The Black Death helped end feudalism by showing in dramatic fashion the limits of the powers of the nobility.
The irony for Xi is that his Zero COVID strategy has to be seen as a success or he still loses face. Perversely, his likely fear of losing face has led him to escalate the situation and magnify the consequences all around.
It is probably not an exaggeration to say this is a life or death struggle for him.
Helplessness in the face of natural events has always been the bane of autocrats since the dawn of man. The Black Death helped end feudalism by showing in dramatic fashion the limits of the powers of the nobility.
The irony for Xi is that his Zero COVID strategy has to be seen as a success or he still loses face. Perversely, his likely fear of losing face has led him to escalate the situation and magnify the consequences all around.
It is probably not an exaggeration to say this is a life or death struggle for him.