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Patience zero: China’s remarkable unrest

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Chinese Communist Party Is Already Responding to Urban Residents' Concerns

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If large-scale protests continue, the CCP is certainly quite capable of violent repression. They could try dealing with student protests by punishing leaders or pressuring their families. The party is already claiming it is trying to make COVID restrictions less onerous and more targeted. It's still not clear how China can smoothly step away from this policy.

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