We speculated as much 2 months ago.
I don’t predict Xi will survive this.
China, as a whole entity, might not survive this.
Think USSR 1990 vs. 1993.
“China, as a whole entity, might not survive this.”
China will always be China, but Tibet and maybe the rest of Mongolia might break free.
I’ve noticed that Li Keqiang, who’s running Wuhan’s Pandemic Response right now, has been more quoted in the news lately. The public directive for reporting ‘transparency’, came with his signature. Not so much news on Xi.