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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials on Dec. 27 placed the city of Xi'an under tight lockdown restrictions to suppress a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Shaanxi Province.
People line up to be tested for COVID-19 in Xi'an, in China's northern Shaanxi Province on Dec. 21, 2021. The detection of more than 40 new cases raised concerns of wider transmission ahead of a busy travel season. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
