Month: May 2022

Some areas in China are supposedly free to open up after prolonged Covid lockdowns, but now they’re having “quiet periods” or seeing “static management.” Which makes people wonder, will China ever stop Covid lockdowns? In this episode of China Uncensored, we look at why Chinese cities aren’t reopening, how Chinese propaganda showing Chinese cities reopening backfired, and what some Chinese are saying about the new lockdowns.

After Shanghai, a new round of epidemic in Beijing has been heating up since April 22, and the authorities have been escalating their preventive and control measures. A scene that was just played out in Shanghai is being replicated in the capital city. China’s Zero-COVID policy has already hit the economy hard. China’s key economic data fell sharply in April, with many indicators falling into negative growth and unemployment rising sharply. Exports and real estate are also in recession, seriously affecting