A conflict between a police officer and a father-daughter pair in northeastern China’s Dandong city angered the Chinese people. Under pressure from public opinion, the regime was forced to ease some of the restrictions in the city on June 24.
Such a move is a big deal for a city that had been locked down for over 60 days to curb the COVID-19 outbreak.
On June 22, a local senior citizen, who wanted to leave his residential compound, criticized several police officers who blocked him. He said: “Even the North Korean regime won’t treat people this way.” From the video that went viral on June 23, the old man, surnamed Song, said there are seniors who need emergency treatment every day in his neighborhood because of the lockdown. He asked: “What crimes did we do? Why do you treat us this way?”…