You have an app where you have to scan your code and get tested on a regular basis. They closed the borders effectively, but life inside China was fairly normal. Help us explain, why is Xi doing this?īill Bishop: So, when COVID first hit, China locked down Wuhan for many weeks, and basically for a pretty significant period of time after that, life was almost normal in China. And I think one place we can start is with “zero-COVID.” China is, to my mind, the only major country in the world that is still pursuing a policy of trying to zero out COVID spread, while at the same time rejecting the mRNA vaccines that were produced in the West. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at You can find us on TikTok at the following excerpt, Bill Bishop explains China’s “zero-COVID” policy and the current state of COVID-19 in the country.ĭerek Thompson: So let’s talk about the Xi agenda. In this episode, we discuss my biggest fears and questions: What is happening to the Chinese economy right now? Is Xi Jinping a tyrant? And if he chooses to invade Taiwan, is that World War III? And he has a new podcast out called Sharp China. Today’s guest is an expert in all things China: Bill Bishop, who writes the incredibly popular Sinocism newsletter. But I am fascinated and alarmed by the country’s politics and by the character of its leader, Xi Jinping. If you don’t know a lot about China-if you’ve been interested or astonished from afar by its “zero-COVID” policy or its alarming saber-rattling toward Taiwan-then you and I are in the same boat. Today’s episode is about China’s turn toward authoritarianism-and why it might be one of the most important stories in the world.
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