This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Dyer: China's Xi in COVID trap of his own making "Our COVID-19 policy is the most scientifically effective, the most economical, and yields the best result," insisted China's People's Daily newspaper after mass public protests against Beijing's "zero COVID" policy last weekend. Article content “Our COVID-19 policy is the most scientifically effective, the most economical, and yields the best result,” insisted China’s People’s Daily newspaper after mass public protests against Beijing’s “zero COVID” policy last weekend. If President Xi Jinping believes that, he’s in for a lot more trouble….