and Western rejection of China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy is that it reflects how effectively misinformation has spread within societies that have adopted a wrongheaded, anti-China political agenda. Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the U.S. Clearly, China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy has taken economic development into account from the very beginning. China was the fastest major economy to achieve growth amid the pandemic and, according to World Bank estimates, is set to grow at two to three times the rate of the United States in 2022. economic growth had only begun to catch up to a 2 percent GDP year-on-year average growth in recent months before Omicron reignited economic uncertainty. Second, the depiction of China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy as “irrational” and detrimental to the economy ignores the fact that Western economies have experienced the harshest economic fallout from the pandemic. First, China’s strategy does not seek to eliminate transmission entirely but rather to reduce the human and economic costs of the pandemic as quickly and effectively as possible. China is accused of irrationally attempting to prevent transmission entirely, the costs of which are too high for Western societies that prioritize the economy over the health of the public.
and Western media have claimed China’s policy cannot be emulated in so-called free and democratic societies. The United States, which leads the world in the total number of COVID-19 cases and deaths to the pandemic, averages more than 2,400 deaths per million in the population. China has experienced three deaths per million in the population from COVID-19.
The truth is that China has by far been the most successful in protecting human life over the course of the pandemic. and Western media have taken part in endless speculation about China’s policy to deflect from the failed COVID-19 responses of their own nations.
media which either ignores the success of the “dynamic zero-COVID” policy or calls it “authoritarian.” This has come at a great cost to the people of the United States and Western countries, who have suffered the worst consequences of the pandemic. Bloomberg quickly changed the subject to more anti-China talking points and avoided any elaboration on the factors for China’s success against COVID-19.īloomberg repeated a trend in U.S.
The report stated that China’s average daily COVID-19 cases would rise to 637,155 if the country adopted a U.S.-style approach to the pandemic. media outlet known for its anti-China bias, recently admitted that China’s “dynamic zero-COVID” policy has been an effective measure against the pandemic. Forecasts for global economic growth have become less optimistic.īloomberg magazine, a U.S. In the United States, shortages in tests and healthcare workers have placed immediate strains on society. Countless travel plans have been canceled as scientists and infectious disease experts attempt to gain a greater understanding of the latest variant. The Omicron variant represents another troubling chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic. Danny notes that China’s strategy of early detection, mass testing, quarantine and properly-supported lockdowns continues to represent a model of a people-first approach to managing the pandemic. This article from Danny Haiphong, first published in CGTN, discusses key recent developments in the Covid pandemic, including the emergence of the Omicron variant and the announcement of a lockdown in the Chinese city of Xi’an.