If anyone truly believes that China can go 2+ years without CV-19 being a problem, then suddenly out of nowhere they have an "outbreak" so bad that they need to lock down all the workers in the richest cities in China for months and months, something they never did before, and after CV-19 is no longer a threat, then that person really needs reflect if they have the intellectual capacity and analytical skills to live life here on planet Earth.
We've been in a long term deflationary cycle since 1996, but the 2008 financial crisis was the escalator. China's economy and speculative property scam is now imploding, just like ever other economy across the globe. These lockdowns are a cover story for worldwide economic destruction and mass layoffs, and to hide the massive amount of food shortages and other supply shortages going on there, and around the world right now.
This is a centrally planned and controlled demolition of the world economy. Specifically a demolition of all of the zombie corps and their associated zombie jobs.
Period. End. Of. Story.
It was never about health. Ever.
It was never about prevention. Ever.
It was never about saving lives. Ever.
It was about money(the printing of trillions of $$$$), greed, more populous control, and a massive CYA cover story for a deflating worldwide economy and rampant runaway inflation.
Yes. And evidently they plan on a next act.
I do not think the west will be as wholly compliant this time around. Of course the choir is ready to sing what ever they are told to sing.... but a lot of folks on the other end as well as the middle are not going to play this time.
Some of us have been stocking ammo.