Chinese people protesting against Covid restrictions in Beijing, November 27, 2022. Protests have petered out as authorities loosen measures. Image: Screengrab / Skynews

NEW YORK – China’s rolling lockdowns of cities with Covid-19 outbreaks have been erratic and in some cases incompetent, as provincial officials dithered in the face of a rising infection rate that spilled over into Beijing, Guangdong and other major cities. That’s the conclusion of an econometric analysis of case transmission by region conducted by […]

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