#Lockdowns inside #China are all about control. The Party media has declared lockdowns as the only way to combat the virus surge—even if it means putting millions of people on sudden lockdown.

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#China is not letting go of #Lockdowns. It is a political tool of the #CCP—of Chinese leader Xi Jinping himself. Therefore, it is unlikely that Xi would go back on his own decisions.

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Amid fears that widespread #Lockdowns in #China might sap energy demand, there's one positive for U.S. consumers: They may expect relief on prices at the pump.

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“The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t do things willy-nilly. It’s very deliberate.”

In part two, Jan Jekielek and #RobertSpalding discuss what’s really going on behind China’s new round of draconian #lockdowns. Is it potentially related to #XiJinping’s plans for Taiwan?

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A clash breaks out amid #Lockdowns between Shanghai authorities and locals. The #Apple factory workers are rebelling because they’re fed up with Shanghai’s lockdown measures.

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#Shanghai’s lockdown is like a civil war. As Chinese leader #XiJinping’s faction brawls within the party with anti-Xi forces, Xi’s legitimacy and absolute correctness must be established to ensure he will get a third term in power.

Even as the controversial #Lockdowns affect millions of people, to Xi, lockdowns must be maintained, while the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) treats human lives as an expendable resource in the process.

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‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s #Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work

//Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.

As China battles its worst coronavirus outbreaks, its uncompromising determination to eliminate infections has left millions unable to work. Stringent lockdowns, hitting city after city, have forced factories and businesses to shut, sometimes for weeks, including in some of the country’s most important economic centers.

Two groups have been especially hard-hit: migrant workers — the roughly 280 million laborers who travel from rural areas to cities to work in sectors such as manufacturing and construction — and recent college graduates. Nearly 11 million college students, a record, are expected to graduate this year...

Yang Jiwei, a 21-year-old from Anhui Province, worked as a waiter in Shanghai when the lockdown began. His residence, shared with four other people, had no kitchen supplies, so they could not cook the few packages of vegetables and meat that local officials had provided. He had been eating a dwindling supply of instant noodles...

But the official unemployment figures are widely considered an undercount. They do not capture many migrant workers, and they also count people as unemployed only if they are able to start working within two weeks. That would exclude people under extended lockdowns or the growing numbers of young people deferring job searches...//

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Source: New York Times #May5

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‘I’m Very Anxious’: China’s #Lockdowns Leave Millions Out of Work

//Migrant workers and recent college graduates have been hit hardest by shuttered factories, closed construction sites and an anemic job market.

As China battles its worst coronavirus outbreaks, its uncompromising determination to eliminate infections has left millions unable to work. Stringent lockdowns, hitting city after city, have forced factories and businesses to shut, sometimes for weeks, including in some of the country’s most important economic centers.

Two groups have been especially hard-hit: migrant workers — the roughly 280 million laborers who travel from rural areas to cities to work in sectors such as manufacturing and construction — and recent college graduates. Nearly 11 million college students, a record, are expected to graduate this year...

Yang Jiwei, a 21-year-old from Anhui Province, worked as a waiter in Shanghai when the lockdown began. His residence, shared with four other people, had no kitchen supplies, so they could not cook the few packages of vegetables and meat that local officials had provided. He had been eating a dwindling supply of instant noodles...

But the official unemployment figures are widely considered an undercount. They do not capture many migrant workers, and they also count people as unemployed only if they are able to start working within two weeks. That would exclude people under extended lockdowns or the growing numbers of young people deferring job searches...//

Read the full article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/business/china-shanghai-covid-lockdown-economy.html

Source: New York Times #May5

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China's #Lockdowns aren't going away, it seems, and it's taking a serious toll on the #Economy. Shanghai reported a stunning 100 percent drop in car sales in April.

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After months of intense #Lockdowns in #Shanghai, the city is finally #Reopening, but it seems like the reopening is fake. Why?

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#Beijing is under more strict #Lockdowns, part of China's zero-COVID policy. Some residents report that their entire residential compounds are being forced out in groups, and transferred to quarantine facilities.

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#Shanghai residents are standing up in protest of repeated, virus-driven #Lockdowns. Many in the city have voiced despair over the situation, and say they can no longer stay in Shanghai.

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#China could soon face more #Lockdowns and mass testing mandates, with its #ZeroCOVID19Policy still taking a major toll on the country's economy.

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“Jimmy [Lai] once told me, ‘The fight for freedom is a very lonely pursuit … You have to be prepared to be very lonely.’”

In this episode of @AmThoughtLeader, We sat down with Simon Lee. We discuss #HongKong’s future and the deadly illusion of “the China model.” From draconian zero-COVID #lockdowns to a real estate bubble collapse worse than the 2008 financial crisis, Simon Lee breaks down what he sees hidden between the lines of Beijing’s propaganda messaging.

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In #China’s Hainan, 80,000 have been stranded on vacation as #Lockdowns hit the province. Moreover, these trapped tourists are forced to pay for the #ForcedLockdownOrder that costs thousands of dollars out of their pocket.

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#Lockdowns, #MassVirusTesting, school delays, panic buying—these are among the issues popping up again as another COVID-19 wave sweeps through #China.

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Will foreign companies continue to leave #China? #Beijing’s strict #ZeroCOVID19Policy and frequent #Lockdowns have made doing business there difficult.

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