Re:TSMC Reports Q3 Earnings [pdf]
by londons_explore on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:38AM
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> COVID and their response to it. China still does not have a good vaccine and they still rely on lockdowns. That speaks a lot to how backward China is in basic sciences.
I think this was a policy move more than a lack of science understanding. In fact, leadership in China is very science-heavy. Time will tell, but it's actually looking like possibly a good move, now that 5% of the UK population is not working due to long term sickness, the highest ever[1], and covid is looking like a contributory factor.
I could even imagine China extending their lockdown policy to other diseases which might have long term population-wide effects, like influenza.
The main downside of such a policy is you need to have effectively closed borders forever, otherwise travellers re-introduce diseases from other countries into yours.
I think this was a policy move more than a lack of science understanding. In fact, leadership in China is very science-heavy. Time will tell, but it's actually looking like possibly a good move, now that 5% of the UK population is not working due to long term sickness, the highest ever[1], and covid is looking like a contributory factor.
I could even imagine China extending their lockdown policy to other diseases which might have long term population-wide effects, like influenza.
The main downside of such a policy is you need to have effectively closed borders forever, otherwise travellers re-introduce diseases from other countries into yours.
[1]: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63204333