Tag: Social Control

Mass Protests After Xinjiang Apartment Fire Deaths Sees Chinese Authorities Lift Some Lockdowns

Rare mass protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have broken out across China, including in major cities, following the horrific deaths of at least 10 people in Xinjiang’s capital city of Urumqi in north-western China, when first responders were unable to reach an apartment fire that was left to burn for hours due to COVID-19 blockades and locks throughout…


‘No One Knows What’s Happening in This Small City’ in China: Resident

A resident in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, asks for more media coverage of the chaotic pandemic control policies used by local governments. “Your reports are very helpful to us. Our governments are very corrupt. They feel some pressure only when they find reports from the outside. Unlike Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, ours is a small…


Huge Protests Erupt in China’s Xinjiang Over Strict Zero-COVID Curbs

Massive protests erupted in China’s far western Xinjiang region on Friday as long-simmering frustrations over the country’s strict COVID-19 policies hit a boiling point when claims circulated online blaming lockdown restrictions for hindering escape from a deadly apartment building fire. Multiple videos said to be from the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi and shared on social…


Chinese Universities Use Big Data to Monitor Students: Leaked Recording

A Chinese university has been training educators to monitor students with an on-campus information management system, according to a recording obtained by the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times. According to the recording from a 2019 training session on the information management system, the School of Marxism at Wuhan University is responsible for training…


Contradictory COVID-19 Control Policies Cause Chaos Across China as Cases Surge

Reported cases of COVID-19 in China have hit record highs in recent days amid growing public discontent over the regime’s strict control measures. Meanwhile, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to issue contradictory messages about when to loosen the restrictions, which analysts believe has caused chaos in the control of COVID-19 in various regions….


China Calls on Veterans and CCP Members to Help an Apple iPhone Factory

The Chinese regime is recruiting retired soldiers and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to work at an Apple iPhone assembly factory in Henan Province after a large number of employees fled a couple of weeks ago due to the strict “zero-COVID” measures. Some China observers are skeptical about the untrained manpower on the production line…


Anti-Lockdown Protests Break Out in China’s Southern Guangzhou City

Unable to bear lengthy lockdowns and lack of food, daily necessities, and timely medical treatment, large crowds of people in China’s southern commercial hub of Guangzhou took to the streets on Monday. Video clips and online posts showed people tearing down fences and barricades and marching down the streets in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou…


China’s Hunan Province Sends Armored Vehicles on Patrol, Reasons Unknown

A city in China’s south-central Hunan Province reportedly sent armored police vehicles on patrol, with the loudspeakers mounted on the roof playing warnings: “Do not leave your residence!” In a video clip posted on Chinese social media platforms and on Twitter, the armored police automobiles are labeled “Zhuzhou Special Police” and loudspeakers keep broadcasting: “Do…


Trapped on Highway for Over 40 Days, Two Chinese Bus Drivers Live on Bus

Two Chinese long-distance bus drivers who drove to pick up farm workers from 950 miles away have been stuck on Chinese highways since Oct. 4. Xiao Ning (pseudonym), one of the bus drivers, said that he and his fellow driver are from Yinchuan city, Ningxia region. They were hired to pick up some farm workers…


CCP Shortens Quarantines but Continues Zero-COVID Policy

The Chinese communist regime announced on Nov. 11 that it would relax some COVID-19 restrictions, but said it won’t change its zero-COVID policy. Meanwhile, the regime has been implementing more lockdowns in its southern megacity of Guangzhou. The regime’s State Council and the National Health Commission announced 20 relaxation measures for COVID-19 epidemic control on Friday,…