News Analysis Beijing’s “zero-COVID” policy is subjecting China to sporadic lockdowns and restrictions that state media, as well as some Western media, are supporting. “US media outlets now recognize China’s zero-COVID policy. Is it too late for them?” wrote China’s state-run news tabloid Global Times, touting the fact that some U.S. media outlets are supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing lockdowns and restrictions. According to The Economist, adherence to the CCP’s “dynamic” zero-COVID strategy is a test of loyalty. And some American journalists are criticizing the West for not following the CCP’s example. NPR published an article, headlined “What the U.S. can learn from China’s response to COVID infections,” which suggests that the United States should follow China’s lead in its ongoing zero-COVID policy rather than easing restrictions. The authors assert that “this approach has had impressive results for China.” Reuters, while not directly praising China, reported that a Chinese …