Beijing lockdown rumors; Outbound travel restrictions; Real estate debt mess; Xi and the Youth LeagueToday’s Essential Eight: Outbreaks - “The so-called ‘lockdown’ and ‘static management’ are rumors and there is no need to stock up on food” - Beijing official. After the official said this, a lot of people in Beijing saw it as a signal to stock up on food and necessities to…
Shanghai outbreak data improving; More economic support; Is Xi under pressure?; Arrests in Hong KongToday’s Essential Eight: Outbreaks - Some good news from the official data in Shanghai, the city is getting closer to its goal of only finding new cases among people already in “closed off management”. Beijing announced that the latest new cases were also all found among people…
"Persistence is victory"; Another study predicts mass death of Covid controls removed; Xi's speech to the Youth League…Today’s Essential Eight: “Persistence is victory” as measures tighten in Shanghai and Beijing -The system has its marching orders from the Standing Committee meeting last week and no measure is too harsh if it will help the local officials hit their targets for clearing cases…
