DaileyB

I just think that the extreme shut downs whenever there is an outbreak are not sustainable. The virus mutates easily and until something approximating herd immunity occurs, these shut downs could continue for 20 or 30 years. In a lot of ways, it is better to have the infections occur develop something like herd immunity and go on. Eventually, the draconian restrictions are going to harm the interactions with foreign countries that are necessary for technological advancement and also the drastic restrictions separate overseas Chinese from their family. If Gudugan is right about these being popular measures, maybe they will last for a real long time. Personally, I think eventually there will be real economic costs, which probably will cause many Chinese to change their risk/benefit analysis for the current policies.