> In 2022, the Chinese regime put almost 400 million people under some sort of COVID-19 lockdown, a feat that is unimaginable in any other country. India did t

> In 2022, the Chinese regime put almost 400 million people under some sort of COVID-19 lockdown, a feat that is unimaginable in any other country. India did the same. But, India being India, implementation and enforcement were quite haphazard and chaotic compared to China. Still, China is not quite as unique as the author thinks: India too has massive competition for civil service jobs, heavy emphasis on rote learning and passing incredibly difficult exams, and an increasingly authoritarian leader.