Book Review : Qin, Hui, 2021. Globalization after the Pandemic: Thoughts on the Coronavirus. Translated by David Own by. Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

During the pandemic, China has pursued a "zero COVID policy," which has required harsh restrictions on citizens’ mobility and freedoms. Well into 2022, the Chinese government is shutting down entire districts, because a few asymptomatic COVID cases were detected. [[1]](#_ednref1) The government has also been willing to bear economic consequences of such strict policies as well. In comparison to countries like the US and the UK, the death toll and case load were reportedly less in China. However, there has been widespread speculation that the Chinese establishment is under-reporting numbers and manipulating data. In this book, Qin Hui begins with…