Discontent continues to brew among Chinese citizens as the nation's communist government continues imposing restrictions over increasing COVID-19 case numbers.
Frustration simmered on Friday among residents and business groupsnavigating stricter COVID-19 control curbs as the country reported another record high of daily infections just weeks after hopes had been raised of easing measures.
The announcement of the 20 measures, just as rising cases prompted an increasingly heavy response under China's strict zero-COVID approach, has caused widespread confusion and uncertainty in big cities, including Beijing, where many residents are locked down at home. A move towards living with COVID in the medium-term would be difficult, said Singapore-based ING economist Rob Carnell.
At the world's largest iPhone factory in the central city of Zhengzhou, more than 20,000 new hires have left after COVID-related worker unrest this week, further imperilling output at Apple supplier Foxconn's plant there, Reuters reported. "There is only one disease in the world and that is being both poor and not having freedom," he added."We have now got both. We're still struggling and suffering over a little cold."
"As before, we expect officials to be able to respond swiftly to stem the social risk of escalating protests, either through a combination of heavier-handed information controls or with piecemeal easing of restrictions," Loo wrote.
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