When my 73-year-old father raised concern about his shrinking food supply late last week, the catastrophe brought by Shanghai's citywide Covid lockdown suddenly hit home. "Will be running out in a few days if no government handout soon," he messaged me Thursday. Then, as if anticipating my inevitable worry, he added: "Still have some rice and crackers -- and plenty of coffee."It was a startling
Published on April 20, 2022 01:19