The COVID-19 Crisis

William A. Haseltine calls attention to an effective but widely neglected pathogen-control strategy.

Ian Buruma explains why the country’s political system, not COVID-19, is responsible for its pandemic-related distress.

Nancy Qian identifies the social and economic factors that are hampering basic infection-control efforts.

Joschka Fischer reflects on the broader political lessons from the country's ill-fated pandemic policy.

Nancy Qian thinks the recent protests – and the government's response – point to a broader political challenge.

Qian Liu thinks the protests made it easier for officials to exit a policy that a faltering economy had made untenable.

Minxin Pei warns that the government’s refusal to devise a comprehensive and systematic exit strategy could create the worst of two worlds.

Shang-Jin Wei considers the cost-benefit calculations fueling China’s protests against the government’s zero-COVID policy.