Stranded Chinese tourists due to COVID-19 containment measures in Inner Mongolia found themselves stranded again by unsettled quarantine fees. Officials transferred more than 9,500 stranded tourists from a scenic site in Ejine Banner of Inner Mongolia to different destinations for 14-day quarantine for medical observations, according to the Chinese media report on Nov. 3. The local authorities locked down the banner, an administrative unit akin to a county, upon the resurgence of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in the westernmost border of Inner Mongolia in mid-October. However, an online video on Nov. 15 shows how after the quarantine, tourists tried to leave the hotel by exiting a door, but a police officer sat by the door and blocked their way. The tourists are also heard shouting “the police are hitting people” in the background. Conflict Over Raised Quarantine Fees Mr. Geng is one of the stranded tourists relocated to …