Xi’s fortress against pandemic cracks as Beijing cluster grows June 15, 2020 at 02:08PM

The new outbreak has jolted China, which had appeared to have largely stifled the virus after it emerged late last year from Wuhan. This failure in the capital’s defenses appeared to rile Xi’s subordinates. Two local officials and the general manager of the Xinfadi market were dismissed on Sunday for what the city leadership said was a failure to move quickly enough.