In China, the no-Covid madness continues
Sébastien Le Belzic (in Beijing), Editing by Juliette Moreau Alvarez
In China, the government is continuing its strategy to eradicate Covid, significantly restricting its population. Nearly 21 million people are trapped in the country, a costly policy for the Chinese economy, already on the verge of deflation. With that, Xi Jinping wishes to continue on this path.
Combat COVID-19 It seems endless in China. Almost every day we learn about trapping a new city. Since this weekend, tens of millions of people in the country have been detained again. In Chengdu, only 150 patients and 21 million people find themselves trapped. The China I found a nice euphemism to name this strategy: it’s called static management of Covid.
Nearly 100 million people are trapped
Jin Yuming of the National Bureau of Health Supervision explains China’s strategy: “After the re-emergence of Covid-19, we quickly implemented consistent management to prevent the spread of the epidemic. We launched mass PCR tests to achieve the goal of no No new patientThis consistent management is repeated almost everywhere in the country. In Shenzhen, the heart of new technologies so close to Hong Kong, much of the city has been shut down. The same in Dalian, Jilin, Changchun and far from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet: in total, nearly 100 million people Currently confined In China.
However, this policy is very costly for the Chinese economy, which is already on the verge of contraction. It has been defended by President Xi Jinping, who is preparing to win a third term at the 20th Communist Party Congress to be held on October 16.
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