China has been building a massive billion-dollar system of national surveillance to repress and control its people. It is now being put through its paces to sweep up thousands of protesters.
China's authoritarian leader Xi Jinping has big ambitions. Chairman Mao may have united China, Deng Xiaoping made it richer, but he will take it to its rightful place leading the world, he believes, and he is not going to let a few days of unrest jeopardise that.
But he faces a dilemma. He can crack down on these protests tightening the lid of China's pressure cooker but that might risk further explosions of unrest.But China's health system is not ready for that. Told their infallible leader had beaten the virus, many Chinese - especially the elderly have not been vaccinated - or had all their shots. And there are not enough intensive care beds to cope with an increase in infections.
If the lockdowns ease, COVID will spike and many could die, especially the old. In a country that venerates the elderly, that could be politically disastrous for the government. Either option could only make matters worse.
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