[Epoch Times September 23, 2021](Interviews and reports by Epoch Times reporters Hong Ning and Zhang Yujie) Tong’an District in Xiamen City is the worst-hit area in this wave of the CCP virus (new crown pneumonia) epidemic in Fujian. The Epoch Times reporters recently heard from many local people It was learned there that the local epidemic is serious, and the official is not acting, and even the large population of foreigners in the local area are suffering from people’s livelihood problems caused by the dual pressure of the epidemic and discrimination.
Xiamen City’s official press conference on September 22 announced that as of 24:00 on September 21, Xiamen City had reported a total of 194 confirmed cases, including 9 in Siming District, 4 in Huli District, and 8 in Haicang District. There were 173 cases in Tong’an District. However, because the CCP has consistently concealed the epidemic, the outside world has no way of knowing the true diagnosis data in Xiamen.
The Epoch Times reporter learned from a number of residents in Tong’an District on September 20 and 21 that the actual epidemic situation in Tong’an District is more serious than the official report. Liu Dong (pseudonym) from Pantu Village, Xike Town, Tong’an District, told the Epoch Times reporter: “There are four to five hundred cases. It doesn’t report it. The Chinese government is like that.”
The distribution of supplies in the hardest-hit area in Tongan discriminates against outsiders
At present, the number of closed areas in Tong’an District has increased to 18. Residents have been required to “stay at home”, enterprises and construction sites have been officially required to stop work from 0:00 on the 19th, and local material distribution has been chaotic.
Liu Dong told the Epoch Times reporter on the evening of September 21 that a batch of food had been distributed on the evening of the 20th, but the distribution targets were mainly locals. He said: “A batch was sent out on the evening of the 20th, and they were all distributed to Xiamen locals. Some of them were vegetables, some were pork, and some were eggs, but many (outside) people did not see it. Until now, I haven’t seen any of them.”
On the 21st, a video about the distribution of supplies in Tong’an District attracted attention. In the video, a man with a megaphone shouted: “No outsiders! Outsiders go back!”
The location of the video was in the back house of Xinmin Town, Tong’an District. The identity of the man who called out could not be confirmed at present. Two areas in Xinmin Town were upgraded to high-risk areas on the 22nd.
Liu Dong told the Epoch Times reporter that Xinmin Town is also home to a large number of foreigners. “Tong’an District is a hard-hit area. This artificially creates discrimination. This kind of practice in China will make the people chill with the government. This kind of discrimination is really terrible. NS.”
He revealed that, in fact, Xiamen is a city developed by relying on migrants. From a fishing village, Tong’an District has developed from a fishing village to now there are many large companies, and even the world’s top 500 companies. The migrants have contributed to the development of the local industry and real estate industry. To an important role.
“It’s very unfair to treat outsiders like this now,” he said.
When the Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Statistics announced the results of the Xiamen Census on May 21 this year, it admitted that the net inflow of foreign population is the main reason for the rapid population growth in Xiamen. The “Xiamen Daily” subsequently published an article saying that in the past 40 years, Xiamen’s economic development has been mainly based on relying on the “demographic dividend.”
The permanent population of Tongan District in 2020 is 663,000, and the registered population is 403,900. According to the Fujian Provincial Government website, Tongan District belongs to the Xiamen Economic Circle, with several industrial parks, as well as a large number of domestic and foreign companies such as JD.com, Qudian, Sanan Optoelectronics, Chenhong Optoelectronics, China Mobile Data Center, and gold kitchen cabinets.
The lack of medical supplies in Tong’an District, foreigners are tested differently
The Epoch Times reporter learned from a number of residents in Tong’an District on September 20 that foreigners were also “treated differently” in nucleic acid testing-locals and foreigners were tested separately. In places with large numbers of foreigners, medical staff There is a serious shortage of medical supplies and no support.
Yang Hua (pseudonym) of Guanxun Village, Xike Town, Tong’an District, revealed to reporters that in Guanxun Village with a large number of migrants, there are tens of thousands of people undergoing tests, but medical supplies such as alcohol and disinfectant are lacking, and no medical staff come to change shifts. , There were few detection points, and villagers were rushed back to other villages for testing.
She said that Xiamen City as a whole has regional “discrimination” issues, and the entire district of Tongan District has been ignored in Xiamen City. She believes that this differential treatment is because on the one hand the majority of foreigners in Tong’an District, on the other hand, Tongan District is a rural area in Xiamen, with urban-rural differences.
She said: “This (difference) exists both inside and outside Xiamen Island, and it is also because there are mostly migrant workers here. For example, there is a quarantine point in the Daitou dormitory in Tong’an, where conditions are very poor. The isolation points in the city are all hotels, but the isolation points of Daitou dormitories are houses that people no longer live in, and they have to clean themselves. There is nothing, it is free, but the conditions are very poor.”
Liu Dong, a villager in Pantu Village, Xike Town, told The Epoch Times reporter: “Whoever is willing to go to work to feed the locals from outsiders, it seems that the locals discriminate against the outsiders a bit. They ask the locals to queue for the first (nucleic acid test). , Outsiders refused to accept it, and then they started fighting. There were live fighting on the first day and the second day.”
Soaring prices, foreigners are struggling for the people: official inaction
Liu Dong revealed that not only the local distribution of materials discriminates against outsiders, but the soaring prices have also led to difficulties for outsiders. He said: “The artificial division of locals and foreigners has caused great public grievances. The locals are also driving up prices. The pork has risen to 25 yuan a catty (40 yuan a catty for ribs), which was eleven or two yuan a catty before. Nowadays, the price of cabbage is 18 yuan, and the price is getting higher and higher.”
He said that migrants are people who are really in difficulties. “If the government controls prices a little bit, then these migrant workers will not buy high-priced vegetables. The key is that the vegetables sent are so expensive and no one cares about the prices. It’s chilling. If this goes on, what kind of image does the government have to speak of.”
Liu Dong told the Epoch Times reporter that many locals in Tong’an District rented houses to non-locals, so locals can have a certain income during the epidemic, but non-locals also face the dilemma of paying rent, factory suspension, and rising prices. “Foreign workers and The bosses are very difficult.”
“Xiamen just increased the rent last month. The water and electricity bills (Tong’an District) add up to 1,000. The price of vegetables and meat have both increased. I can buy a fish for 47 yuan. When is it not two or three hundred? “He said: “I used to stop working with a salary of 7,000 or 8,000, and now I lose tens of thousands of dollars a month. Those who earn 4,000 or 5,000 a month have basically no money in this month.”
“Our idea is to quickly end the epidemic, even if it is over, then many of us want to go back to our hometown and don’t want to stay in this place.”
He said, “Tong’an District will carry on for another two or three months, and it is estimated that basically all private enterprises will go bankrupt.”
Liu Dong revealed that in fact, when there was no epidemic, the economy had already declined. He said: “Like our country, we are all duplicity talking about how good the national policy is. In fact, when there is no epidemic, we are already in dire straits. For example, to open a factory, it seems that being a boss seems to be a face. , But look at the bosses around me, they really don’t have much money.” “Now that the departments are walking down, if you don’t let them make money, they won’t let you survive.”
“Now it can only be said that the people see clearly in their hearts, but no one is going to speak up. Like this outbreak in Xiamen, they (officially) don’t care about anything, but the scene is very magnificent.” Liu Dong said, “I did nucleic acid work that day. At that time, there happened to be medical staff coming, let us applaud, and took pictures on the surface, making us there like a meeting, let us stop and applaud.”
He complained: “I lined up from 10 o’clock to 2 o’clock in the afternoon, and we still have to do this. I said I didn’t applaud. I can’t applaud this kind of applause. .”
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