What Are the Signs That Things Might Get Worse?

Most Chinese gave the Chinese government high marks for how they handled the pandemic and were willing to put up with restrictions that have been imposed. Omicron changed all of that in the beginning of 2022 when the rest of the world realized you couldn't really just stop. But China's still stuck where it was before. It's that contrast that has gotten people so upset in China and where they have been privately unhappy.