frank, squeezing out a lot. china, lyse, had obviously difficulties throughout 2021 as so many countries did, but it saw big benefits. the demand for chinese goods, in particular, from the rest of the world, not least from people in lockdown in the us in the early part of the year on their computers ordering away — big boost to demand. are there certain economic advantages that china will continue to enjoy in the coming year? well, as marc said, - is there any savings left to keep — pushing this demand? i think it'sjust the kind of pain you're seeing . streets and village shops — people, i consumers had hoped to recoup the losses of the last year - by bumper sales and time - for people to go out and shop, etc. instead they're being hit by another wave, | this time omicron, not sure exactly how long it will go on, will there be a lockdown. - all this creates - a lot of uncertainty. and of course, if you mention china, china unlike many-