In China, deaths after a fire in an apartment building first sparked expressions of grief, leading to protests against the zero-covid strategy. The strategy of suppressing the virus with testing and with local lockdowns worked at the beginning of the pandemic. But with Omikron, this approach is becoming a test of endurance for the population and the economy. Nevertheless, the Communist Party wants to stick to it.
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Prof. Maximilian Mayer is a guest on SRF's Tagesgespräch and puts the current protests in China in context.
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