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I had a similar thought when the Chinese government recently restricted outside travel for non-essential purposes [0]. It might be a rational decision given the

I had a similar thought when the Chinese government recently restricted outside travel for non-essential purposes [0]. It might be a rational decision given their comparably low rate of population immunity, but it should be combined with a reinforced vaccination campaign to make sense in the long term. I can't help but wonder how much their legitimate public health concerns and their obsession to save face regarding "zero-COVID" combines with an excuse to use the current COVID-19 outbreak to further isolate the Chinese population from the rest of World. [0] https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-strictly-limit-unnecessary-overseas-travels-by-chinese-citizens-combat-2022-05-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-strictly-limit-unn...

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> should be combined with a reinforced vaccination campaign to make sense in the long term This would require Beijing admitting its vaccines are garbage. Unlikely.
- Mordisquitos 4y ago
  Yes, that's also a factor that would make them lose face. Not only do they have ideological incentives to stick with zero-COVID policy and their own domestic vaccines, but as long as they can avoid an uncontrolled nationwide outbreak then the resulting need to restrict contact with the rest of the World is a further incentive to do so.