China’s Autocracy in Crisis
Top-down decisions, often implemented by competent technocrats, have enabled China to build high-quality infrastructure and achieve rapid economic growth. But President Xi Jinping’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and his erratic decision-making have highlighted the flaws in China’s one-party regime.
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NEW YORK – Until fairly recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping touted his zero-COVID policy as proof that authoritarian one-party states like China are better equipped to deal with pandemics (or any other crisis) than messy democracies hampered by selfish politicians and fickle electorates.