What we can learn from China's lockdown policies
FREEPIK Pitting authoritarianism against democracy has become common during the pandemic, with the former often being painted as a more effective regime type in handling COVID-19. The Chinese Communist Partyâs own narrative promotes a version of this argument, equating Chinaâs success in keeping cases and deaths low with the âsuperiorityâ of its political system. This is in spite of successful containment by some democracies. But arguing that the world should ignore governing style and instead focus on learning from Chinaâs policies is problematic â it depends on...