China to Test 26 Million for COVID-19 in Shanghai; the Political Side of Lockdowns in China

David Zhang
By David Zhang
April 1, 2022China Insider
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Beijing has implemented hard lockdowns on Shanghai. Inside a city of 26 million is an internal fight between factions. Power politics among communist leaders are playing with the lives of those who live there, as virus cases surge in the financial hub of China. We discuss the political competition between Chinese leader Xi and his rivals.

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