>Many many fewer Chinese have immunity from having had the virus than Brits Exactly, quick, strict lockdowns at first puts off the infections to come later whe

>Many many fewer Chinese have immunity from having had the virus than Brits Exactly, quick, strict lockdowns at first puts off the infections to come later when you return a largely non-immune population to business as usual. Zero-COVID should not be the aim, but only to spread out the load on hospitals and emergency care facilities. You want your vulnerable population to get vaccinated, and the less vulnerable who become infected no matter what, build your immune base.