China Aims to Prove It Wrong.

•  China’s approach to keep Covid-19 at bay has helped restore confidence and allowed businesses to reopen. But it is a strategy steeped in authoritarianism. China has demonstrated that the way to open the economy is to first safeguard public health.China moved aggressively to stop the virus. The result: China’s economy is growing and life there is returning to a semblance of normal. Residents are once again flocking into malls, bars, concert halls and hair salons, while schools, subways and offices are crowded.
• China’s authoritarian government has the ability to act in a way that democracies that must be accountable to the public cannot. But it has demonstrated that the way to open the economy is to first safeguard public health. In China, a word from a superior can be heard immediately and implemented quickly,” “It’s the difference between individualism and collectivism.”
• Communist version of a highly managed, scientifically backed approach that has worked in South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and other democracies.
• The New York Times