I thought dropping the Covid restrictions was more of a "Oh shit, the people are really mad, the protests are growing, we better back down!" move, although if t

I thought dropping the Covid restrictions was more of a "Oh shit, the people are really mad, the protests are growing, we better back down!" move, although if that's really the case, that's a rare surrender by the CCP, and AFAIK they don't like to look weak... I'm not an expert in Chinese politics, maybe I should check what the real experts are saying.