I think they get hinky if everything is shaking around and they can't see much.

the stay-at-home era

As neo-authoritarianism advances, the [Chinese Communist] Party moves to the front stage and becomes hands-on in managing important affairs, crowding out legal rules and institutions. It has expanded and solidified a prerogative state to solve politically sensitive matters through substantively extra-legal methods.

Yeah...well... just bow to the east/west and point your a$$ to the west/east carpet kisser, we're just gonna keep kickin' it