Thirty-one provinces and municipalities in China were reported to be dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, with some cities imposing tightened epidemic prevention and control measures. The new round of lockdowns is disrupting Premier Li Keqiang’s intention to rescue the economy, say several political analysts. According to Chinese official media, 31 of the country’s 34 provincial administrative…
Fresh COVID Outbreaks in 31 Chinese Provinces Shatter Premier’s Hope to Revive Economy
Protests Break Out in Wuhan, Residents Demand Lifting of Lockdowns
September 5, 2022
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Residents in a locked down region of China’s Wuhan took to the streets on Sept. 4 confronting police and security guards to protest against an ongoing closure of their communities amid a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Wuhan, the capital city of China’s central Hubei Province where the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out, imposed this latest round…
China’s Shenzhen to Adopt Tiered COVID-19 Measures
BEIJING/SHANGHAI—China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen said it will adopt tiered anti-virus restriction measures starting on Monday as the country grapples with fresh outbreaks. Shenzhen, which went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday, announced a new round of COVID-19 testing. Separately, Chengdu, which placed its 21 million people under lockdown on Thursday, said the city…
CCP Tightens Online Censorship Before Party Congress
September 4, 2022
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China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) has further tightened ideological control before its twentieth party congress. The regime’s Cyberspace Administration announced on Sept. 2 that it would launch a three-month special campaign to crack down on “internet rumors.” The Cyberspace Administration said in a statement that the campaign would target “rumors” about major political meetings, important…
Makeshift Hospitals in China’s Guixi City Are Like ‘Concentration Camps’: Patient
The beds are close to each other with no partition to separate them. A number is written on the bed rail instead of the name of the patient. Men and women, young and old, live together in a crammed space. Some patients don’t have a bed; they lie on the floor. Lights remain on even…
China Locks Down 21 Million in the Metropolis of Chengdu
The Chinese regime placed 21 million in the southern megacity of Chengdu under lockdown, the largest move to contain the COVID-19 flareups since Shanghai’s shutdown. All residents must stay at home starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 1, the city official said in a statement. Families are permitted to send one person—who has a negative…
Chinese Think Tank Challenges Zero-Covid and Warns of Economic Stillness
A Chinese think tank openly challenged Beijing’s strict zero-Covid measures with an online post on Chinese social media WeChat and Weibo that warned the policy would cause an “economic stall.” The Anbound Research Center said, “Preventing the risk of economic stall should be the priority task,” in a report titled, “It’s Time for China to…
China Locks Down World Largest Electronics Market Under ‘Zero-COVID’ Policy
August 31, 2022
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China’s ruling communist party (CCP) has locked down the world’s largest electronics market and the urban districts in its megacity Shenzhen, which is China’s economic center. Meanwhile, a Chinese think tank warned of major risks to China’s economy, calling on the authorities to change the “zero-COVID” policy to help economy. After 11 local COVID-19 cases…
China’s Chongqing City Forced to Lift Lockdown Amid Strong Protests
August 30, 2022
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Large crowds of people took to the street on the night of Aug. 27, preparing to storm the barricades that blocked them from leaving their community in a subdistrict in China’s southwestern metropolis Chongqing. Lianfang subdistrict of Chongqing’s Shapingba district was locked down on Aug. 18. After 10 consecutive days of negative PCR tests of…
China’s Shenzhen Shuts Electronics Market Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
August 29, 2022
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SHENZHEN, China—Authorities in China’s southern city of Shenzhen shut the world’s largest electronics market of Huaqiangbei and suspended service at 24 subway stations on Monday in a bid to curb an outbreak of COVID-19. Three key buildings in the sprawling area, comprised of thousands of stalls selling microchips, telephone parts, and other components to manufacturers,…
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