The Chinese government has begun cracking down on national protests against the country's ongoing COVID-19 lockdown protocols by occasionally arresting or interrogating residents in their own homes, a sign some experts see as a means to avoid antagonizing an already delicate situation. In recent days, numerous reports from the country have painted a picture of a nation in revolt, with protests not seen in decades breaking out in major population centers over the nation's "zero-COVID" policies and a general sense of dissatisfaction with the country's direction. Typically relegated to local complaints, protest activity has also come to include vocal dissatisfaction...