China Adds to Global Economic Uncertainty

Chinese Unrest Over Lockdown Upends Global Economic Outlook
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/business/economy/china-unrest-global-economy.html
Growing protests in the world’s biggest manufacturing nation add a new element of uncertainty atop the Ukraine war, an energy crisis and inflation. 

How China Lost the Covid War
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/opinion/china-covid-autocracy-democracy.html
Paul Krugman notes:
“… what we’re seeing in China is the problem with autocratic governments that can’t admit mistakes and won’t accept evidence they don’t like….
Autocrats can act quickly and decisively, but they can also make huge mistakes because nobody can tell them when they’re wrong”.

Xi Broke the Social Contract That Helped China Prosper
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/opinion/china-covid-protests.html