The Aftermath: China’s Dynamic Zero COVID Strategy

Host Andrew Xu sits down once again with Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times. They discuss the draconian pandemic restrictions China has instilled in Shanghai and Beijing, as well as the propaganda campaign that's being used to supplement it.

 

References

 

Shanghai Residents Face Food Shortages Amid Strict Covid Lockdowns from The Wall Street Journal

 

Shanghai residents bristle as a lockdown enters a second week with more testing by Vivian Wang, The New York Times

 

China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda by Vivian Wang, Paul Mozur, and Isabelle Qian, The New York Times

 

Intro/Outro music: Synapse by Shane Ivers