There is always a foreign scapegoat for Chinese nationalists whenever their citizens revolt against the CCP; the blind 50-centers seem to center on a Caucasian individual whenever these things happen.
Gordon Chang is one of the few Chinese who is working towards bettering Chinese society through the introduction of libertarian ideals such as diminished government reach, basic human rights, and rule of law.
The lockdowns are no longer about population health or infection control but rather a means by which China's leaders maintain their grip on power. You can bet that the same policies will be in place even if China's vaccines were fully effective.
The CCP tends to forget from time to time that the economy is pretty much the only thing keeping them in power. If they threaten people's livelihoods, individual wellbeing, and the basic right to an income and way of life, it is only a matter of time before they are either replaced by force or...
Nobody will purchase a platform based on a Cold War-era airframe, with all of its limitations. Those who cannot afford high-end EW aircraft such as the Growler will settle for smaller platforms like a notional EW JF-17, not an obsolete JH-7.