Posted on 01/14/2023 8:52:24 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
I’m sure its more like 600k at this point, and heading for 6 million. Xi decided it was better to cull the population, which will help address the older demographic problem. Added bonus of eliminating the lockdown protests.
...in 35 days.
But if the reports of the numbers of infections (with no time frame given!) are even remotely credible, temporary herd immunity has already been reached, at a low death toll given a ~ 1.5 billion population.
Well, the question is whether COVID continues to disrupt the Chinese economy. Like it or not, that does affect most everyone, sometimes critically, such as in supply shortages of pharmaceuticals.
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