Shanghai lockdown

Social problem 07/28/22, 15:17

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 ...

Social problem 07/22/22, 16:25

China's epidemic has constantly been weakening and then increasing, causing many places to be repeatedly locked down. Draconian epidemic prevention measures seriously affect people's lives and cause people to lose their freedom. In this context, the resentment among the people has been growing, and many conflicts have taken place. Recently, the ...

In-depth Reports 06/01/22, 12:40

"Lying flat" is a young Chinese non-violent protest movement against the government. Recently, Shanghai entrepreneurs are joining the trend. A letter with signatures of "some businessmen and investors in Shanghai" has become viral since May 31. The letter calls for "lying flat," resuming work but not production, and patiently wait ...

In-depth Reports 05/26/22, 12:45

The secondary tragedy caused by the city lockdown in Shanghai is still ongoing as bodies are removed from the apartments and epidemic prevention staff prevent people from filming.  To people's surprise, "walking permits" are issued with many restrictions. Contrary to expectations, a residential area with more than a thousand people was ...

Insights 05/24/22, 19:04

After a period of tension because of the prolonged blockade as a measure to prevent the epidemic, the Chinese people began to revolt and found their freedom. The "self-unlocking" movement has broken out in many places with certain achievements. After two months of the highly harsh blockade in Shanghai, with enough ...

Insights 05/23/22, 17:12

The extreme epidemic prevention and control policy has caused many unbelievable but completely true stories in China. Everyday activities have become a luxury for the residents of the cities under strict blockade. The pro-Beijing newspaper Hk01 reported the extraordinary story of an adjunct professor in Shanghai. Recently, Lin Caiyi, deputy director ...

In-depth Reports 05/23/22, 14:05

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 ...

Insights 05/17/22, 16:43

Residents compared being locked down in one of the world's most densely populated countries to the penal system. The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) pandemic restrictions are so harsh people have started regarding themselves as jail inmates. "It was like a prison," Shanghai resident Coco Wang said, according to Reuters. Wang revealed she is more ...

In-depth Reports 05/05/22, 09:22

On April 8, the 10th day after Shanghai's community was locked down, it was drizzling outside, and a man was reluctant to turn on the lights in the rental house. In the corner of the dim dining table, Li Xiang, who had been idle at home all the time, began ...

In-depth Reports 05/04/22, 13:06

Shanghai began to release the number of deaths among its COVID-19 patients while the strict lockdown continues. Reuters reported that the official data released since April 17 shows a sudden increase in deaths. However, the reliability of those figures is questioned, as they remain far lower than elsewhere. Recently, the Jiading ...

Trending 04/29/22, 14:31

Shanghai: A series of apartment blocks shaken by the screams every night After a month under a strict blockade, people everywhere in Shanghai are almost desperate. In many residential areas, frenzied screams can be heard every night. Many videos posted by netizens show that people’s anger has reached the extreme. The videoclips ...