Just finished “The Prince” by The Economist.  Extremely well done - 

“Xi Jinping is the most powerful person in the world. But the real story of China's leader remains a mystery.
The Economist's Sue-Lin Wong finds out how he rose to the top, and what it means for China and the rest of the world -now that he has ripped up the rule book to stay in power, perhaps for the rest of his life.”

https://open.spotify.com/show/62dyKz8nKOOCjoU3E5ECdn?si=768d843e6e1143c4
#Podcasts We ❤️ #A Glance of China 行摄中国

The Prince

Podcasts We ❤️

A Glance of China 行摄中国

Just finished “The Prince” by The Economist.  Extremely well done -   “Xi Jinping is the most powerful person in the world. But the real story of China's leader remains a mystery. The Economist's Sue-Lin Wong finds out how he rose to the top, and what it means for China and the rest of the world -now that he has ripped up the rule book to stay in power, perhaps for the rest of his life.”  https://open.spotify.com/show/62dyKz8nKOOCjoU3E5ECdn?si=768d843e6e1143c4 #Podcasts We ❤️ #A Glance of China 行摄中国

A Bridge to Beijing
“As someone who is of Chinese origin, am I considered one of them—am I other? I’m not sure where I fit in or where people want me to fit in,” cellist Yo-Yo Ma admits in the most recent episode of “Face-Off: The U.S. vs China,” a new #Podcasts We ❤️ . 
“Face-Off” takes a broad view of its mission to explore the ties, rivalries and battles between the superpowers as they play out in politics, business and culture. Perlez is a capable host, making the most of her time covering #A Glance of China 行摄中国  for The New York Times during the rise of Xi Jingping. In that role she met people like Apple CEO Tim Cook, initially connecting with him at a State Department luncheon. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/face-off-the-u-s-vs-china/id1734890307?ign-itscg=30440&ign-itsct=catchall_podcast_show&utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-12751&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

A Bridge to Beijing “As someone who is of Chinese origin, am I considered one of them—am I other? I’m not sure where I fit in or where people want me to fit in,” cellist Yo-Yo Ma admits in the most recent episode of “Face-Off: The U.S. vs China,” a new #Podcasts We ❤️ .  “Face-Off” takes a broad view of its mission to explore the ties, rivalries and battles between the superpowers as they play out in politics, business and culture. Perlez is a capable host, making the most of her time covering #A Glance of China 行摄中国  for The New York Times during the rise of Xi Jingping. In that role she met people like Apple CEO Tim Cook, initially connecting with him at a State Department luncheon.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/face-off-the-u-s-vs-china/id1734890307?ign-itscg=30440&ign-itsct=catchall_podcast_show&utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-12751&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg

‎Face-Off: The U.S. vs China on Apple Podcasts

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Roger Lee

Until China increases its vaccination rate for seniors, improves the efficacy of its vaccines and treatments and bolsters its medical resources, it didn’t think it can afford to loosen its grip on zero COVID.

“If they had one of those three things in place, that would shift the risk calculus tremendously,” said Andy Chen, lead COVID analyst at Beijing-based consultancy Trivium China.

But for now, China lacks all three.

#China Covid Curated

China Covid Curated

Until China increases its vaccination rate for seniors, improves the efficacy of its vaccines and treatments and bolsters its medical resources, it didn’t think it can afford to loosen its grip on zero COVID.  “If they had one of those three things in place, that would shift the risk calculus tremendously,” said Andy Chen, lead COVID analyst at Beijing-based consultancy Trivium China.  But for now, China lacks all three.  #China Covid Curated

Sam Mendoza

To get an idea of what that could look like, consider Hong Kong in February. That’s when the highly contagious Omicron variant broke through the city’s zero-COVID defenses and swept through the densely packed metropolis.

Although 72% of residents had been vaccinated against COVID-19, vaccine uptake among vulnerable senior citizens was considerably lower. Less than 45% of those 70 and older were inoculated when the outbreak got underway, and among residents of assisted-living homes, it was below 20%.

Within weeks, a massive convention center was transformed into a makeshift hospital to care for elderly COVID-19 patients. Wait times for ambulances lasted up to two days. Morgues ran out of coffins as the daily death toll soared from zero to nearly 300 even though the variant often seems less dangerous than its predecessors.

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To get an idea of what that could look like, consider Hong Kong in February. That’s when the highly contagious Omicron variant broke through the city’s zero-COVID defenses and swept through the densely packed metropolis.  Although 72% of residents had been vaccinated against COVID-19, vaccine uptake among vulnerable senior citizens was considerably lower. Less than 45% of those 70 and older were inoculated when the outbreak got underway, and among residents of assisted-living homes, it was below 20%.  Within weeks, a massive convention center was transformed into a makeshift hospital to care for elderly COVID-19 patients. Wait times for ambulances lasted up to two days. Morgues ran out of coffins as the daily death toll soared from zero to nearly 300 even though the variant often seems less dangerous than its predecessors.

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A group of likeminded people in Podcasts We ❤️ are talking about this.