China’s zero-COVID policy—and the subsequent outrage—have a wide range of implications, including for climate change
China’s policy of working to prevent every single COVID case, known as zero-COVID, has been controversial from the beginning. Observers raised questions about the possible economic impacts as well as the potential encroachment on civil liberties that might result from the surveillance necessary to enforce such a program. This week the situation boiled over astook to the streets in frustration with the restrictive program, a rare uprising against the Communist Party regime.
China’s zero-COVID policy—and the subsequent outrage—have a wide range of implications, from testing the durability of the Chinese regime to harming global economic growth. As a climate journalist, it’s been particularly interesting to watch the debate about how the approach will shape global energy use and the push to cut emissions.
The most obvious place to start is with manufacturing. Pre-COVID, China manufactured nearly 30% of the world’s products, according to
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