China’s Lockdown Nightmare

In a nation where conformity is paramount, recent protests in China have made global headlines. It seems even the Chinese don’t like Beijing’s zero-COVID policy. However, is the government more concerned with the virus or controlling the citizenry. If the latter, what does that mean for the global economy moving forward? Can multinationals pull their manufacturing capacity out of the PRC fast enough? If so, to where exactly? After all, if China doesn’t protect the rights of its own population, why would it protect those of foreign companies?

This week, Sam, Courtney and John discuss China's lockdowns and the protests which have erupted in that country. How would we have responded in the US? What is Beijing’s real endgame and what can the rest of the world do about it?