Residents in western China’s Xi’an city have started to barter with neighbors for food to survive. The 1.3 million residents have been in lock down since Dec. 23, and food supply has become a critical issue for them. Xi’an residents, who are lacking in food and can’t leave home due to the lockdown, have found a solution to obtain rice, vegetables, and meat from their neighbors who live in the same building. A box of cigarettes can be exchanged for a cabbage or a used iPhone 13 mini plus an old tablet traded for a bag of rice. Some parents, worried about their children’s nutrition, exchange what they had for foods they need. “We only have potatoes at home. My child has only eaten potatoes [with us] for days. Last night, I bartered three potatoes for a bowl of greens with my neighbor to feed my child,” A mother in Xi’an …