COVID lockdowns had a signaling effect, communicating to the public that the regime does not care about GDP; ordering firms and stores to shut down is the clearest possible message that economics is no longer a priority.
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Yasheng HuangEvidence Quote
“essentially what the covid lockdowns it had it had a signal signaling effect it's basically saying economy doesn't matter right just think of it right so you put the entire country on lockdown firms were ordered to shut down stores were ordered to to shut down is there a better way to communicate to the public that you don't care about GDP”
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Critical Issues Confronting China - Professor Yasheng Huang - November 29, 2023— Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies | Harvard UniversityCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:31:52 AM
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