I think it's just a cultural problem. China had extraordinary success with their 0-covid strategy following the first two months of pandemic and were largely u

I think it's just a cultural problem. China had extraordinary success with their 0-covid strategy following the first two months of pandemic and were largely unaffected while western countries were struggling with intermittent lockdowns and massive death tolls. It really showed one of the strengths of China's regime and I think it formed a part of their national pride. It's hard for them to walk back from that now because of how much it contradicts what they've been saying for over 2 years.