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Byline: Jeremy L. Wallace

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Jernej Furman, Creative Commons license 2.0 Zero covid policies in China are linked with leader Xi Jinping
China

Why protesters are targeting Xi Jinping for China’s ‘zero covid’ failures

The Washington Post

Simmering anger at Beijing’s “zero covid” restrictions exploded over the past few days, writes Jeremy Lee Wallace, associate professor of government, in Washington Post commentary.

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Government

The catastrophic success of China’s zero-COVID policy

Los Angeles Times

In this op-ed, Prof. Jeremy Wallace explains the pitfalls of China's approach to the pandemic.

Government

China is reporting big successes in the coronavirus fight. Should we trust the numbers?

The Washington Post

Jeremy Lee Wallace, associate professor in the government department, suggests in an opinion piece for the Washington Post that China may be distorting the data in its fight against coronavirus.