I know people are saying Shanghai is a shitshow because of the local government. But do you think it might have been a bad idea in general to deploy such a harsh policy in the country? (asking in good faith as someone who would not mentally survive such long lockdowns)
Well western stategies are basically allowing people to die just to not disrupt business. So for options you have either human sacrifice to mammon, chinese strategy or complete isolation.
And the Shanghai for some reason is cited as the failure of it, while it is a glaring and excellent example what happens if you become negligent in enforcing the strategy.
Shanghai is a proof that chinese strategy works.