It's a term for overly enthusiastic Indians that we are no longer allowed to use directly. It comes from a popular Indian chant.
I agree, everyone agrees that zero covid won't continue forever, but getting out of it without causing a disaster is going to be complicated. But I'd also argue that it's still the right strategy for the rest of this year. Infectious disease related deaths and pressure on hospital services go up every winter. This year will be the first winter with no restrictions in most countries and covid plus flu are probably going to take many victims across the world. Of course if there's no increase in deaths across the world, then China can safely drop zero covid in early 2023. But if Europe and the US suffer another million deaths, China will turn out to have had the better strategy once again. For example, Japan's covid related hospitalisations and deaths are way up right now and it's the middle of summer, the seasonal effect in the winter is going to make that even more severe.
The way to get out of zero COVID is to have zero COVID cases.
Zero cases. Good luck with that.
You know that Pinoys are trend followers, and not trend setters. Most of the anti-China crap the regular Pinoys spew comes from the media they consume which are almost always propaganda designed to keep the Pinoy masses ignorance of China's actual standing in economy, military, science, engineering, research and development, space, biotechnology, IOT, HSR etc...they (propagandists) like that ASPI pulubi Heydarian loves to peddle the Human Rights, democracy as their favorite weapons to distract Filipinos from actually looking into China's achievements. Which prevents them from asking pertinent questions if Democracy = Economic development if so why are there are so few examples to be used except for the usual clap traps of Imperial powers, turned colonizers, then supposed democracy...
Bro wait until 2030 or even 2028 when the dollar loose steam, It's an economic issue. IF the Philippines do open up and the oligarch loose control on its grip in our economy you will see a major changes in attitude. There is an unwritten alliance between the US and the Oligarch, the American use them to control us, dangling economic benefits. The problem is the American are cheap, they don't want to enlarge the pie and they're selective, they want Mestizo (mixed race) BUT most of them are incompetent. The one that are growing economically are the Hua Qiao BUT their loyalty are suspect cause they are more nationalistic, bro in our history most of our national heroes are Hua Qiao and they are willing to die for their adopted country.
Bro you need to entertain the populace so not to dwell on their misery, hardship and despondency, local election was held every 3 years and yet we keep on electing the same official. Why? family dynasty connected to the oligarchy, we make fun of the Indian due to their caste system, we have it to in the form of Family dynastic rule. People despair cause the system is so entrench, so to escape like the Indians we export ourselves out of poverty...lol And the only place for Social Mobility is in the Collective West, we see people queuing in a long line for American Visa, having one increase your social status and everyone dream of having a US Green Card. It's US strategy that manifest itself during the Ukraine War, DEPENDENCY was the key in holding your vassal or so called allies in place. BUT that strategy needs a rethink cause it needed HUGE RESOURCES to be successful.
