“nuclear winter” for China. During the winter, 1 million people are expected to die from the virus.
The Chinese Communist Party is currently facing one of the harshest tests in history, Chang said. If pandemic measures fail, the CCP does not have a plan B and its approach is clearly unsustainable. And city governments, which bear most of the cost of the “zero-COVID” policy, can no longer afford it.
Chang believes that in the event of a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak in China, even if foreign countries provide China with medical supplies and other support, it will be difficult for Xi Jinping to accept. That means China will be paralyzed for months as the virus spreads among the population. And as China continues to shut down and its economy continues to decline, the CCP regime will run out of resources.
Chang also stressed that the most dangerous crisis facing the Chinese regime is a crisis of confidence. The CCP has exaggerated the power of the virus for two years, and now suddenly is trying to convince the public that the virus is no longer highly virulent.
“The Communist Party has lost trust and support,” he said.” It can still coerce, intimidate and imprison, but it will nonetheless be hard-pressed to maintain rule in a critical period.”
