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Public Discontent Grows Over Shanghai’s Lockdown—Is It a Spark That Starts a Revolution?

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Public Discontent Grows Over Shanghai’s Lockdown—Is It a Spark That Starts a Revolution?
The closed entrance of a residential area is pictured during the lockdown in Shanghai, China, on May 5, 2022. Aly Song/Reuters
Morgan Deane
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There is some hope that protests over heavy-handed lockdowns might spark a revolution, but there is mixed evidence that Shanghai lockdown protests will be that spark.

Morgan Deane
Morgan Deane
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Morgan Deane is a former U.S. Marine, a military historian, and a freelance author. He studied military history at Kings College London and Norwich University. Morgan works as a professor of military history at the American Public University. He is a prolific author whose writings include "Decisive Battles in Chinese History," "Dragon’s Claws with Feet of Clay: A Primer on Modern Chinese Strategy," and the forthcoming, "Beyond Sunzi: Classical Chinese Debates on War and Government." His military analysis has been published in Real Clear Defense and Strategy Bridge, among other publications.
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