zero-Covid policy
Apple and the consequences of partnering with the Chinese regime
Images of people escaping from a factory facility in China at the end of October swept the world. Workers jumping over fences and fleeing cross-country or walking along roadsides to escape the harsh working conditions and quarantine measures put one of the most emblematic companies of these times, Apple, in ...
Jailed Chinese activist and businessman gets first glimpse of lawyer
Following the extreme health measures taken by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to deal with the COVID pandemic, dissenting voices have been severely and consistently suppressed in China. On November 1, human rights activist Ji Xiaolong was allowed to meet with his lawyer for the first time after two months in ...
Fatal zero-COVID policy allegedly causes the death of a 16-year-old in China
A video showing the suffering of a girl shortly before her death in a quarantine facility in China aroused people's indignation. It ignited social media with repudiation and demands responsibility for what appears to be one more abuse of the measures imposed under the excuse of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tragedy ...
Chinese people are waking up: Citizens tired of quarantine confront the police
For some time now, Chinese citizens have been showing strong resistance to the zero-COVID campaign of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) because of the terrible social consequences caused by the closure of cities, and stores, extensive confinements, and endless rounds of nucleic acid testing. For this reason, on September 18, thousands ...
“We need to survive and eat”: the anguished cry of Shenzhen’s locked residents
After authorities announced the lockdown of several residential areas in the city of Shenzhen, China, under the pretext of an increase in COVID cases, numerous neighbors gathered to express their anger in front of the staff in charge of the confinements. Several images posted on the internet show the discontent and tension between the population ...
‘Zero-covid’ makes people crazy: Leaving children behind as can’t wait for testing results
According to Chinese media, recently, a boy was abandoned by his parents at the ticket gate at Baotou city train station in Inner Mongolia, China, because they could not wait for the nucleic acid test results. This news has attracted public attention. The boy’s father has been detained for 15 ...
Astonishing reason why Tianjin is under a large-scale lockdown again
According to Baidu, the Tianjin government announced that from July 27 to 29, nucleic acid testing would be carried out for three consecutive days in the Jingkai Group and Binhai New Economic Zone in the Microelectronics Industrial Park in Dasi Town, Xiqing District. The notice advises people in these areas not to leave the ...
China imposes the most strict Covid measures with group pass in its ‘Silicon Valley’
Covid has re-emerged in Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley. The strict zero-Covid policy from the local government has long raised public grievances. Most recently, the city authorities have imposed a new nucleic acid test requirement, a group code. On Wednesday, a Chinese netizen warned that Shenzhen had just begun rolling out a ...
‘I only dare to eat one meal per day’—Will Lanzhou lockdown repeat the same tragedy as Shanghai?
The COVID-19 epidemic in Lanzhou city, Gansu province, China, is heating up with hundreds of new cases every day. Through the descriptions of its residents, this city seems to be repeating the same tragedy as Shanghai during the tight lockdown period experienced a few months ago. Some people want to go ...
Virus spread over the Internet? Isolated for being in a WeChat group
Many residents are isolated only because they are in the same Wechat group with an infected case. People turn to the Internet to complain and say, Has the virus evolved and now it can spread through the Internet? A few days ago, a man from Qingpu District in Shanghai was called ...
Wuxi: Pregnant women, new mums and newborns isolated due to epidemic outburst
Wuxi city in Jiangsu province has been closed due to the epidemic; pregnant women and newborns in a hospital were taken to isolation. Netizens lamented: "It's so tragic, both mothers and newborn babies are so pitiful, hope they are safe." On July 3, Weibo netizens raised concerns after watching an online video. ...
CCP shamed by brave elder as he denounces the terrible treatment in strict lockdowns
The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) restrictive policy of zero COVID-19, also called zeroing, caused the Chinese people to be affected by closures, strict controls, and especially heavy repression. For the past two months, people have been confined to their homes in several cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Henan, and northwest China. This ...
2 people ‘assault police’ in Dandong lockdown: Supported by public opinion
Dandong, Liaoning province, is one of China's most severely blockaded cities. The city has been closed for two months. However, authorities have yet to announce when they will lift the blockade despite strong protests from the public. After the arrest of a woman and her father in Dandong with a yellow ...
Protest by Shanghai store owners demanding withdrawal of rent debt suppressed by police
Two weeks have passed since Shanghai "re-opened," but shops in the city have yet to return to normal business. Small and medium-size shop owners still have to pay the premises monthly rent even though the store has not been open. In the area of Qipu Street Clothing City, on June ...
Chinese business tycoon: If I don’t do anything, I’m afraid I’ll regret it!
When the epidemic hit China, the Chinese government resolutely issued a "Zero-Covid" policy. They hope that this policy can push Covid out of the Mainland. However, "Zero-Covid" has not only shown its inefficiencies but also caused harm to the Chinese economy so far. The situation could be described as a humanitarian ...
Shanghai: 3 arrested for speaking out against ‘Zero Covid’ policy
Implementing the Zero Covid anti-epidemic policy has led to a wave of discontent among the people in Shanghai. In particular, there are more and more dissidents. Recently, dissidents have been summoned by the police. Chinese-language media Da Ji Yuan described three typical cases (of citizens). Ji Xiaolong 季孝龙 Ji Xiaolong is a ...
Shanghai asks officials to donate to fight Covid: People ask ‘where is 83.5 billion yuan?’
'Where is 83.5 billion yuan?' people raised their concerns as Shanghai asked for Covid-19 donations. The successive blockades and nucleic acid testing have hit the Chinese economy hard. It also made it difficult for all levels of China's local authorities to provide financial support. Chinese-language media NTDTV reported that the Shanghai authorities ...
Epidemic: the food problem and access to health care
The food problem Dandong city in Liaoning province of China has been closed for more than a month. It's so difficult for many residents to have regular meals every day. However, according to NTDTV, the officials and businessmen continue to make money from materials donated for pandemic prevention. A video shows ...
Beijing and Tianjin citizens outraged when tens of thousands had to quarantine overnight
Under the Chinese government's zero covid policy, chaos over Shanghai's closure of the city has resurfaced in Beijing and Tianjin. Beijing has locked down 5 districts in a row, and tens of thousands of people in the Nanxinyua residential area in Chaoyang district have been quarantined. All 15 million residents ...
A Tragicomedy: the CCP afraid of the communist anthem
Shanghai has been closed for more than a month, and extreme epidemic prevention measures have caused public outrage. Recently, Shanghai police summoned a citizen accused of playing "The Internationale"—a song once highly promoted by the CCP but now feared by the authorities—. The case attracted the attention of netizens, and censors ...
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