China’s faltering “zero COVID” policy: politics in command, economy in reverse As COVID-19 reemerges in China, could the repercussions of Beijing’s zero COVID policy undermine the narrative of China’s superior pandemic response and the image and stature of Xi Jinping’s rule? This Global China Hub and GeoEconomics Center report by nonresident senior fellows Jeremy Mark and Michael Schuman explores the domestic political drivers, economic repercussions, and the political, diplomatic, and human costs of zero COVID and identifies why China will likely struggle to move on from the faltering policy. By Jeremy Mark and Michael Schuman, Atlantic Council. Contracts awarded for new Haiyang and Sanmen units : New Nuclear
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has signed contracts for the civil construction of the nuclear islands and installation engineering for the planned second phases of the Sanmen and Haiyang nuclear power plants. When the late Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow penned his “ Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace” in 1996, proclaiming “our virtual selves immune to your sovereignty,” he railed against “the great invertebrate in the White House” and the “Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel.” So what would Barlow have thought when, on April 28, 2022, 60 governments, mostly from the industrial world, met (in person or in their virtual selves) at the White House to sign a “ Declaration on the Future of the Internet,” initiated by the United States along with Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom? Battle lines for the future of the internet Putin’s internet plan: Dependency with a veneer of sovereignty In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the crushing sanctions and domestic political unrest it precipitated, this project has never been more urgent.
By building a domestic technology industry and controls over internet traffic, the Kremlin has tried to gain independence from the Western technology industry and influence over the information available to Russian citizens. Over the past decade, the Russian government has attempted to achieve a measure of sovereignty over digital technology. By Gavin Wilde and Justin Sherman, Brookings. Delivering to deserts: New data reveals the geography of digital access to food in the U.S. The massive growth of digital food services-ranging from grocery pickup and delivery to meal kits and restaurant deliveries-is redefining how Americans get their food. adults have used delivery apps to order from a restaurant or store in the past year, and online grocery spending more than quadrupled between August 2019 and November 2021.
The rise of e-commerce services and the global COVID-19 pandemic have transformed how Americans eat. By Caroline George and Adie Tomer, Brookings.
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