Failures in The Middle Kingdom (08/05/22 19:43:37)
Full and sudden closedown of Shanghai just because of omicron? It seems like an attempt of facesaving. So the rationality of the dictatorship is slipping.
Arresting all potential dissidents will stop the economy. Letting them go free will erode the dictatorship. But we should not expect much mercy from the Tienanmen-massacrists, the Hongkong-suppressors, the East-Turkestan-suppressors, the South-China-Sea aggressors.
But suppressing or corrupting millions of smart people might prove impossible.
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