China has imposed a fresh series of lockdowns following a record daily high in COVID-19 cases. Mainland China reported over 31,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, November 23, according to state media. That’s higher than the previous record high of 28,000 back in April (although bear in mind, it’s still lower than the UK and the US). Faced with this new surge, many are wondering why China is still persisting with its costly and super-strict “zero-COVID” public health policy. Advertisement Advertisement Despite the pandemic first being reported in China, they have fared relatively well against COVID-19 compared to many other countries,...