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so Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other.

My name is Alex Doherty and my guest today is Jane Haywood.

We spoke about the protests in China

that have resulted in Xi Jinping's loosening of the country's zero COVID strategy.

We talked about the widespread grievances and sporadic protests that have taken place in China over the last decade,

and the particular importance of the recent worker protests at the giant foxcon plant in Zhangzhou.

We also talked about why it might be that the Chinese state has failed to provide adequate

vaccine coverage, especially for the elderly population. And finally, we talked about Western

media coverage of the situation. Today's episode is brought to you by PTO's supporters on Patreon and also by Verso Books,

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