I know people are saying Shanghai is a shitshow because of the local government. But do you think it might have been a bad idea in general to deploy such a harsh policy in the country? (asking in good faith as someone who would not mentally survive such long lockdowns)
The U.S. government giving up on mask mandates (which are the bare minimum imo) just goes to show how little they care about human life. It’s almost funny that their “national security” justification for empire applies to China and the imperial periphery but not covid.