Peng Yuanwen | Dynamic Zero-COVID Must Take Full Responsibility for Today’s Situation

To put it bluntly, today’s situation is entirely the responsibility of “adhering to dynamic zero-COVID”, not the responsibility of the pro-opening faction.

1. The problem today is not the opening itself, but the unprepared opening.

These are two different issues. Don’t assume opening is wrong just because problems arose from it. Opening is, of course, the right thing to do. Can lockdowns last for ten thousand years? The key words to focus on are not opening, but unprepared.

2. A focus on zero-COVID versus a focus on opening are completely different approaches.

With a focus on opening, preparing for opening is only natural; with a focus on zero-COVID, why prepare for opening if zero-COVID can be achieved? The lack of preparation today should be blamed on dynamic zero-COVID, not on opening.

3. What was done for zero-COVID cannot be utilized after opening.

If the direction is inconsistent, the work done often cannot be used for another matter. Are the nucleic acid testing sites, health codes, and travel codes created for lockdowns useful after opening? No, they are not. Therefore, this is not preparation, but a waste of effort, a waste of resources, and resources are limited.

4. What was done before is not only useless, but will also have a negative effect.

There is a saying that “dynamic zero-COVID bought us time”, but in reality, the opposite is true. The focus on zero-COVID is the fundamental reason for the lack of preparation today: the restriction on the sale of “four types of drugs” led to insufficient supply; the medical system concentrated its efforts on lockdowns instead of construction; most people’s vaccines were administered half a year ago and have long expired…

The above points should become a consensus today.

Recently, various fallacies have been circulating. Some are grateful that “the country protected us for three years”, some are demanding that “the pro-opening faction take responsibility”, and some are trying to smooth things over by saying “don’t negate lockdowns because of opening” (which bought us time). I really can’t stand it, so I’ll just write a few words.

If I were to elaborate, I could write ten thousand words, but I don’t know if I can publish it, and I don’t know how long it will last, so I’ll stop here.