How successful was China's 'Zero COVID' policy really?  And what does it mean that the Chinese Communist Party has now abandoned it and COVID is spreading throughout the country?  James Palmer of Foreign Policy joins the podcast to discuss COVID in China, the CCP's response, and what this means for more than one billion Chinese people. We talk about how zero COVID worked, why people eventually began to protest it nationwide, how bad things really are in China right now, and how this impacts Xi Jinping's future. Recommended resources: China Brief - https://foreignpolicy.com/category/china-brief/ Sinocism - https://sinocism.com/ China Media Project - https://chinamediaproject.org/ Sixth Tone - https://www.sixthtone.com/ To make sure you hear every episode, join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neoliberalpodcast. Patrons get access to exclusive bonus episodes, our sticker-of-the-month club, and our insider Slack.  Become a supporter today! Got questions for the Neoliberal Podcast?  Send them to mailbag@cnliberalism.org Follow us at: https://twitter.com/ne0liberal https://www.instagram.com/neoliberalproject/ https://www.twitch.tv/neoliberalproject   Join a local chapter at https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member/