[Epoch Times, April 8, 2022](The Epoch Times reporters Cheng Jing and Luo Ya reported) Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping said at the Winter Olympics commendation ceremony today (8th) that China’s epidemic prevention policy has once again stood the test and deserved it. Epidemic prevention gold medal. However, at this time, when the epidemic situation in Shanghai was severe and it was closed for nearly a month, the people complained and shouted “I’m dying of starvation”, and there were many reports of food shortages.
“The Winter Olympics Awards Singing and Dancing Level Up Shanghai People Are Not Interested”
According to the official Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping said at the Beijing Winter Olympics Commendation Ceremony today: “The experience of the Winter Olympics shows that “China’s epidemic prevention policy has once again withstood the test, providing useful experience for the global fight against the epidemic and for holding major international events.” It is said that if there is a gold medal for epidemic prevention, “China should get one”.
Xi Jinping also named Gu Ailing, a Chinese Winter Olympic skier who won three medals, and said, “Gu Ailing loves pie.”
At this time, the epidemic situation in Shanghai was severe. According to the official report, on April 8, there were 21,225 new local infections in Shanghai (824 confirmed cases + 20,398 asymptomatic cases), a new high.
Since March 28 in Shanghai, the city has been divided into different areas and has been sealed off. Some areas have been sealed off for nearly a month. The CCP’s strict epidemic prevention measures have been reported on the Internet, causing serious “secondary disasters” and food shortages in many places. , “Will I starve to death?” voices abound.
“The people of Shanghai are not interested in the singing and dancing of the Winter Olympics.” Netizens sighed on Weibo, “It has been quiet for a long time, and the sense of separation is back to the first year of the epidemic. Wuhan was struggling, and the Spring Festival Gala singing and dancing was peaceful. .”
“Will I starve to death?” “They are still whitewashing peace”
Today (April 8), Shanghai netizens on WeChat complained of the authorities’ closure of the city.
The WeChat public account Ruan Tang said, “People are in Pudong, and the lockdown has not been lifted.” “Today is April 8, and it has been almost a month since the first day of lockdown on March 12. Who can stock up like this? How many things? How many days can I keep vegetables? How big can the refrigerator be? How many days can instant food last? So how long do I have to seal it? No one can give me the answer.”
“There are 25 million people in Shanghai, and there are many, many, many people, young people who can’t cook, rented houses that don’t have cooking conditions at home, and old people, especially the lonely old people, who can’t use mobile phones or panic buying. No group buying, no… What should they do? How to protect their material problems? There are screens full of help and complaints, has anyone seen it?”
“In the 21st century, will I starve to death?”
“Sad, I can’t think of the harm of being at the forefront of GDP per capita. One day I will cry because I want to eat bread and fish.”
Another netizen posted on WeChat:
“I never dreamed that Shanghai would be like this, it’s really…it’s ridiculous, what do you think, pig brain, and you go to exchange experience with Hong Kong, the ordinary people in Shanghai are really sad, and even the provinces around it, it’s really not good. Responsible……”
“A Pudong person who has been banned for 26 days knows it.”
“The five members of the family in Hudong Xincun who were closed for 31 days, look at you, and then look at me. Sad.”
“I’ve been blocked for a month, and I worry about starving to death every day.”
“I’m dying of starvation and I’m still submissive. I don’t know who else I can blame for the so-called overall situation.”
“It’s too hard to live, and they’re still whitewashing peace.”
“It’s said to be a natural disaster, but it’s actually a man-made disaster.”
“Someone will starve to death!”
In Weibo, a long list of anti-epidemic help, clearly stated the location of their community, including Yuzhou International, Pudong New Area, Gaoke East Road, Tangzhen, Pudong New Area, Leyuan Road, Jinqiao Town, Pudong New Area, and Songnan No. 1 Village, Songnan Town, Baoshan District When they arrived in Shicun and other districts, they all mourned, “I didn’t receive any supplies”.
In some areas, the distribution of materials turned into looting. Some netizens posted a video showing that the Kunshan Shishuo Electronics Factory was isolated on the spot. The people who distributed the materials were afraid of being infected, so they ran away when they put the things.
Some netizens said, “Can you join me in appealing: help those who help themselves, people will help them. Shanghai is unblocked! Shanghai is unblocked! Shanghai is unblocked!”
There is a shortage of people for group shopping, and the government has no response.
On the other hand, the materials sent from other places were not delivered to some communities, and they were not delivered in time when they were delivered to the communities. There was a serious shortage of service and volunteers, and a lot of them were rotten and thrown away. Some people searched the government and no one responded, and the people roared.
Some netizens said that volunteers need to be all negative in the corridor to participate. How many are willing to meet the conditions? How much additional protection resources should the community invest in?
“Group shopping, one pile after another, even if it is delivered until midnight, there is still a steady stream of products!!” “Some property security guards have fallen for this reason, 2 people have been reduced, and 1 was overworked and fainted and was rushed to the hospital. An employee delivered the courier until the blood blisters on the soles of the feet, edema, and the volunteers were so tired that they fell down…”
A courier brother said, “It runs for 16 hours a day! I’m so busy that I can’t find a place… I’m really tired and almost vomiting every day.”
There are also neighborhood committees that are completely “paralyzed”. Because some people are infected, all members are isolated, some are taken over by the residents of the community, and some communities are left unattended.
“The whole country is sending food to Shanghai. It’s been half a month. Why is Shanghai still grabbing food? Where’s the food?”
“The supplies were delivered by the community today. Guess what, they were all broken. They came in the morning and left in the afternoon (Pengpu New Village).”
Video: The Shanghai water circuit, the authorities distributed relief supplies to residents, one household got half a carrot, some got half a cabbage…; The supplies from other places to help Shanghai were discarded in trucks.
A post-80s man living in the fifth village of Kailu was hungry for 4 days. He searched all government channels and could not get help. He finally called the police, “Hello, Central Plains Police Station, right? I’m not looking for trouble. If I rush out of the community now, If you take me away, will I have food? (What do you mean, you can’t rush out of the community) Then now you have to help me collect the body.”
“We call the above every day, because it has been sealed for many days now, and the only thing everyone lacks is food.” A resident of Jiangqiao Town, Jiading, Shanghai told the common experience of everyone in the past few days.
“Is the Shanghai government human? It forced the common people to resist.” A man in Putuo District, Shanghai couldn’t suppress his emotions and roared angrily.
A video of a protest by an elderly Shanghainese was circulated on the Internet, angrily accusing the authorities of putting Shanghainese in jail. “People are going crazy, they’re going to jump off the building. Heart attack, strong infarction, cerebral infarction, what’s the death rate? People are scary and scared to death, you know? It’s outrageous.”
Today (8th) night, a video was posted on the Internet. In the Kangting Community of Songjiang District, Pudong, police cars were parked on the road, and there were some big white blocks at the entrance of the community. The community was full of people, and people kept shouting: “Kanting community, distribute supplies”.
Video: On the evening of April 8, residents of Kangting Community, Jiuting Town, Songjiang District, collectively shouted: “Kangting Community, distribute supplies”. There was a conflict with the authorities. It was suspected that the police fired shots and a man was taken away.
The video shooter introduced while filming, “It’s like this now, the community has been closed for about half a month now. And now all the residents have come downstairs, and the collective wants an explanation, because they haven’t distributed supplies for a long time. It seems to be? Is that so? It should be the army. They came to suppress it. And now the neighborhood committee is being asked to come forward, but the neighborhood committee has yet to come forward.”
The epidemic is raging, and Xi Jinping’s “zero” policy is challenged
Growing civil anger over Shanghai’s epidemic prevention chaos, which has drawn world attention, may become one of the biggest challenges Chinese President Xi Jinping has faced since he took power in 2012, Bloomberg reported.
Xi Jinping proposed the policy of “dynamic clearing” at the Politburo Standing Committee on March 17, and he said earlier that he “personally directs and deploys” the fight against the epidemic.
Vice Premier Sun Chunlan of the Communist Party of China went to Shanghai on the 2nd to promote “dynamic clearing”;
The Shanghai Municipal Party Committee issued an “open letter to the city’s Communist Party members” on the 6th. The letter called on the Communist Party members to show their identities and actions in the fight against the epidemic, and to be on the front line of the fight against the epidemic with an unrelenting fighting attitude. We must dare to show our swords and fight against all kinds of behaviors that undermine the overall situation of the fight against the epidemic.”
Officials have previously said that the CCP’s military has dispatched more than 2,000 “medical soldiers” to Shanghai, from 7 medical units affiliated with the army, navy and joint logistics support force. However, netizens in Shanghai posted pictures and videos saying that there were many more military vehicles and police in the streets and communities.
Netizens ridiculed this as “Anti-epidemic at gunpoint, the only country in the world. Is it the new crown virus or the residents who are shot to death?”
The Washington Post reported, “China would do well to learn from the West and turn to more flexibility. Xi Jinping should admit that he needs a new strategy. But can he do it?”
Responsible editor: Lin Yan#