Since China began market reforms in the late 1970s, its ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rooted its legitimacy in improving livelihoods. But over the last two years, President Xi Jinping has seized on China’s success conquering the virus as proof of the superiority of its political system over the West. MSN
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China’s Covid Outbreak Wanes as Curbs Eased to Boost Economy
China reported the fewest new Covid-19 cases in almost three months, with the easing of outbreaks in Beijing and Shanghai emboldening authorities to relax some of the strictest virus controls of the pandemic and move to stimulate the country’s faltering economy. Bloomberg
China (Mainland) & Taiwan Vaccination Rates 5/26/22
| Location | Doses given | Fully Vaccinated | % Fully vaccinated |
| Taiwan | 54.3M | 18.9M | 80.2% |
| China | 3.37B | 1.25B | 88.7% |
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1-year-old boy suddenly dies from COVID during nap in Taiwan
A one-year-old boy died suddenly while taking a nap at home and was diagnosed with COVID after being declared dead, while a three-year-old boy died from encephalitis and neurological shock brought on by the virus. taiwannews.com.tw
Taiwan and Shanghai – 2 different takes on tackling Covid-19
Taiwanese authorities have started easing restrictions to live with the virus while the mainland is sticking to its zero-Covid playbook
Both approaches involve stress for the people trying to navigate the systems South China Morning Post
Taiwan sees COVID surge last longer amid falling infection figures
For weeks, experts have predicted the daily number of infections would exceed 100,000, first around May 11 and later between May 20 and May 30. However, as the number fell two consecutive days after reaching a record 90,331 Thursday (May 19), the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said the trend was both a good and bad sign. taiwannews.com.tw
Why China will not abandon its zero-Covid policy any time soon
A tough decision to lock down Shanghai, China’s largest city, shocked the world. After six weeks, and despite a sharp decline in infections, Shanghai’s lockdown has imposed enormous costs on the city and its residents. South China Morning Post
Developing Covid crisis in Beijing, explained
After successfully curbing the novel coronavirus for most of the past two years, China in recent months has faced its biggest Covid-19 surge since the virus was first discovered in Wuhan in December 2019. The Covid wave caused by the highly contagious omicron variant has spread across many major cities, including Shanghai. Vox