With Covid Rise, China is Struggling. So are its State Media and Censors | EXPLAINED

China's state media is struggling, and censors are working overtime as Beijing seeks a coherent narrative following the abrupt reversal of its signature zero-Covid policy, AFP reported. For years, the country's propaganda machine heralded zero-Covid as proof of the Communist Party's authoritarian rule and the wisdom of powerful President Xi Jinping. However, its usual mouthpieces have been left to spin the decision to scrap strict travel restrictions, quarantines, and lockdowns as a victory even as cases continue to rise. "State media has not come up with a grand narrative to fully legitimise the sudden and radical change,” Kecheng Fang, an…