{"id":938986,"date":"2022-12-30T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2022\/12\/from-zero-to-all-out-covid-the-power-of-the-politburos-standing-committee\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T12:21:00","slug":"from-zero-to-all-out-covid-the-power-of-the-politburos-standing-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/12\/30\/from-zero-to-all-out-covid-the-power-of-the-politburos-standing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"From Zero to All-Out COVID: The Power of the Politburo\u2019s Standing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"Ultimately, the choice was Xi's, but his colleagues on the Standing Committee of the Politburo wield extraordinary power, collectively and individually.\n