As the spread of the new coronavirus continues in Shanghai, China, a prestigious expert in China has published a paper saying that the "zero corona" policy cannot be continued indefinitely, but the Communist Party media has stated the purpose of the paper. It seems that they are trying to prevent the spread of calls for policy revisions by communicating content that cancels out.
In Shanghai, China, 18,495 people infected with the new coronavirus were confirmed on the 20th.
Although the number of infected people per day has decreased for four consecutive days, strict restrictions on going out are still being imposed in various parts of the city.
Under these circumstances, Mr. Zhong Nanshan, who was the head of the government's expert team, published a paper in an academic journal this month about the "Zero Corona" policy that Xi Jinping's leadership is continuing to thoroughly control infection. It needs to be mitigated to normalize, and it cannot be continued indefinitely. "
Regarding this, there are ripples such as a series of pros and cons written on the Internet in China, but the Communist Party media said in a lecture on the 8th that Mr. Zhou "is not appropriate to relax the policy at this time." As a result, I conveyed the content that would cancel the purpose of the dissertation.
As Xi Jinping's leadership emphasizes the adherence to the "Zero Corona" policy, it seems that he is nervous to prevent the public from calling for a policy review.