China Doubles Down On 'Zero Covid' Standard To Control Citizens

China's ruling communist party recently announced it is doubling down on its "Zero Covid" strategy, wherein it is forcibly locking down and oppressing millions of Chinese citizens with the ostensible goal of completely stamping out the respiratory virus.

According to a report from the China Media Project, a Chinese news watchdog, a readout of the meeting published in the state-run People's Daily "Is dominated by words like 'persistence' and 'unshakeable'" to describe the party's devotion to preventing new Covid cases in the nation.

"The resolve to 'persist' in the dynamic zero approach comes also with the message that dissent over the policy will not be tolerated," the China Media Project report added.

While such rebellious acts may seem promising, Mosher added that the current pushback among Chinese citizens has not reached a level that threatens "The continued rule of the CCP.".

"There is zero chance that there will be public demonstrations against the central government. If discontent escalates further, the central government will throw local government officials under the bus. The central government will blame local government officials for being overly zealous. This strategy protects the CCP leadership."

Larus went on to predict that dictator Xi Jinping will not drop the government's "Zero Covid" policies before the CCP's upcoming National Party Congress this October, noting how Xi "Has staked his reputation and his legacy on keeping Covid fatalities to a minimum."

"Xi must keep Covid deaths low to demonstrate that China's centralized system of government is superior to Western democracy," she said.

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