
The COVID-19 Crisis
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Breathing Life Back into COVID Prevention
Breathing Life Back into COVID Prevention
William A. Haseltine calls attention to an effective but widely neglected pathogen-control strategy. -
China’s Autocracy in Crisis
China’s Autocracy in Crisis
Ian Buruma explains why the country’s political system, not COVID-19, is responsible for its pandemic-related distress. -
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China’s Brutal COVID Winter
China’s Brutal COVID Winter
Nancy Qian identifies the social and economic factors that are hampering basic infection-control efforts. -
COVID and the Chinese Social Contract
COVID and the Chinese Social Contract
Joschka Fischer reflects on the broader political lessons from the country's ill-fated pandemic policy. -
What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows
What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows
Nancy Qian thinks the recent protests – and the government's response – point to a broader political challenge. -
China After Zero-COVID
China After Zero-COVID
Qian Liu thinks the protests made it easier for officials to exit a policy that a faltering economy had made untenable. -
China’s Zero-COVID Muddle
China’s Zero-COVID Muddle
Minxin Pei warns that the government’s refusal to devise a comprehensive and systematic exit strategy could create the worst of two worlds. -
Life, Liberty, and Lost Output
Life, Liberty, and Lost Output
Shang-Jin Wei considers the cost-benefit calculations fueling China’s protests against the government’s zero-COVID policy.