I heard they haven’t had a Covid death since April of 2020. Why the need for a lockdown?
They have a zero Covid policy
Soooo, things are getting out of hand and now there IS a real problem?
Law of Unintended Consequences
Because they can.
Not a single REPORTED Covid death, but you should see the mass graves.
Chinese society has always been focused on a fear of "chaos." The CCP has taken that, and in 70 years, multiplied it 100X and perfected the political art of instilling fear, fake group consciousness, and grudging respect for government authority - backed by an all-controlling police apparatus and iron fist. Many Chinese (like Americans) sheepishly believe its for their own good, and tell themselves that as long as its being applied equally across society, then everyone is suffering equally.
The CCP has painted itself into a political corner though. When can they finally "open" the country? Because when they do, they will likely be faced with a spike in whatever Covid variants are around. Can they then simply ignore it?
Anybody who believes the reports from the Chinese gov’t is crazier than the whackiest Chinese...