Ngong Ping Big Buddha was in full festive mode yesterday, surreal atmosphere there with nice chilly weather and very low visibility upto 5-10m and people flocking with gigantic invense sticks for prayers and probably burn the covid aw well .
The CCP works in mysterious ways. What you and I or most common folks think may not be shared by the CCP. They have their own political calculations.Original Post Deleted
Taiwan seems to be doing a fine job at containing Omicron. They reported a total of 22 local cases yesterday, having discovered the first case discovered on 2022/01/03 and peaking at 52 on 2022/01/23.Original Post Deleted
Again, the-powers-that-be have different calculations right now. They have other priorities. HK's diminished status is a price worth paying...otherwise why would they have ordered the HK government to maintain this zero Covid strategy for so long already despite the clear costs to the city?
Disagree. There is no face to be lost as it can all be swept up in terms of comparison of the two systems within the one country. The only thing that would get the party cadres to change allegiance would be instability in the mainland coming from uncontrolled spread in a weakly vaccinated population, health systems imploding etc.
I also really don't buy the narrative that Beijing is directing Carrie explicitly... they've just had her chasing shadows dropping vague hints of what it would take to open the northern border.
What is the testing rate in Taiwan? From experience, it is difficult to be tested in Taiwan, and similarly to Hong Kong, there is a reluctance to be tested. So, there is question as to how many hidden cases there are in Taiwan - as in Hong Kong these days - how many on geoexpat would consent to voluntary testing?