Xi Broke the Social Contract That Helped China Prosper https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/opinion/china-covid-protests.html
This is what many people don't get: Prior to Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party survived because it wasn't heavy handed or intrusive. You could do pretty much whatever you wanted in China as long as it didn't involve politics or religion or challenge the Party in any way.
