China's 'Zero COVID' not so Different to U.S...

"There's a direct correlation," Louisiana pastor Tony Spell told Newsweek. "The only difference is the confrontations are more physical in China, where with us it's been lawsuits, time, intimidation and false imprisonment."

Others say authorities in the U.S. were also guilty of "unprecedented censorship", "trampling rights" and "bullying" during the pandemic.