It seems so extraordinary in fact that i've even wondered if there's not some 'top secret' reason that we don't know about.

I've wondered this with China's absurd approach of 0 tolerance. I assume they're still doing that for the Olympics, but if they keep it up, why? The virus isn't going anywhere. Their eliminating it entirely from China is impossible, so they'll just be trashing their economy. Do they know something the rest of the world doesn't?

Again, like you, I assume it' just a series of power trips and control mechanisms, but I have wondered...