"The message is quite clear. China wants to shut itself off from the world. I hate this since I’ve based my career and life here for the last 20+ years, but it’s a reality I’m beginning to accept.”


Don’t know if you’ve seen this but an economist I follow...the short version is economic growth in China has shifted from exponential to messaging about “common prosperity”. Reading common prosperity as a significant downgrade, harsh lockdowns are a way to abruptly downshift societal expectations

https://alhambrapartners.com/2022/04...began-in-2017/