China’s Covid Unrest Mars Xi’s Banner Year

Police stand guard during a protest in Shanghai, China, on Sunday.

Source: Bloomberg

Xi Jinping has faced many tricky moments in his decade in power, but he was probably feeling pretty good of late.

China’s president had secured another five year term, he’d installed his key people in the major roles at home, and abroad he was moving to take some of the frost out of ties with the US, Europe and Australia.