[dis-sys]

covid zero is getting more and more like economy zero.

[iso1631]

Those running China know this, so why is it continuing

[imiric]

The CCP would rather destroy the economy and imprison their population, than backtrack on a policy, admit they were wrong, and face humiliation.

Protecting the government image is paramount in totalitarianism.

[monkeydust]

This I don't get and open to someone explaining it. There was a market rumour yesterday that committee was established to remove this rule ...markets jumped but that rumour was squashed by their government. Clearly it's causing pain and what happens with the next pandemic. Do the know something we don't?

[refurb]

Right. I don’t get what the end game is.

Covid will always be around, but with effective vaccines it’ll be more an annoyance than a serious disease.

Right now China is treating each case like they did before vaccines.

Clearly once restrictions will relax, Covid will spike. At least if they hope to have any normal sort of relationship with the outside world.

So what then? Ignore it? Just one day say “infections don’t matter”?

It’s odd.

[another_story]

Because it doesn't impact the ones in control.