*China censors maskless crowd footage in World Cup broadcasts.*

Apparently the contrast with them puts China in a bad light, in the minds of many Chinese. Are they right? I won't assume that. They can see when people die from the rigidity and harshness of the Chinese state. But if China drops the effort to eradicate Covid outbreaks, it could kill millions of Chinese. I think it would be better to correct the rigidity and harshness.

I agree with Sridhar that in what China needs in the long term to get better vaccines and get most people vaccinated.