A bus transporting 47 people from the city of Guiyang to a quarantine facility rolled over around 2:40 am on September 18th, killing at least 27 of them.
While the rest of the world moves toward living with the virus, China still have mass quarantines lockdowns under its “Zero Covid” policy which ordinary Chinese people are powerless to resist.
Angry comments and large outpourings of public grief were censored.
September 10th, Mid-Autumn Festival! A time when families gather to admire the moon, share mooncakes, and bask in the warmth of togetherness. However, for a 12-year-old girl in Liuqiao Village of Tianlu Town, Jiangxi Province, it turned into a nightmare orchestrated by none other than the Village Party Secretary, Liu Liangzong. Yes, you read that right – the very same Liu Liangzong who has been lauded as an anti-pandemic hero. How fitting that he chose this sacred holiday to reveal his true colors.
At that time Liu Liangzong raping the young girl, her parents, ever so dutiful citizens, were diligently following pandemic protocols and were quarantined far from home. Meanwhile, the neighbors were under strict “silent management,”
The best part? The initial whistleblower tried to report this ghastly event to the proper authorities, only to be met with the bureaucratic equivalent of a shrug. No story here, folks! Move along! It took the persistent efforts of self-media to bring this atrocity to light, ensuring that Liu Liangzong’s “contributions” to the village would not go unnoticed.
Liu Liangzong was eventually arrested. Yet, one can’t help but wonder how many more “heroes” like him are lurking in the shadows, protected by the very systems designed to uphold justice and order.
I wish I could say “Happy New Year” to my friends in China, but I know they’re not happy under the oppressive regime of mass testing and forced quarantine that keeps them from being together with their families. It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Wuhan was first locked down on January 23, 2020, just two days before the Chinese New Year. Yet, most of China remains under stringent restrictions.
In the early days of COVID-19, when the world was grappling with the unknowns of a mysterious pneumonia, the Chinese government stood firm in its denial. The virus, according to official statements, was under control, posing no significant threat. Yet, the world watched as the truth seeped through the cracks of censorship, revealing a different, grimmer reality.
Fast forward two years. While most countries have moved past stringent lockdowns, eased social distancing, and lifted mask mandates, China remains an outlier. The once rigid zero-COVID policy has evolved into a relentless regime of mass testing and forced quarantines. The irony is palpable: the same government that initially downplayed the virus now clings to extreme measures, unwilling to acknowledge the global shift towards coexistence with COVID-19.
This persistence in denial, both at the onset and now, illustrates a troubling pattern. It’s a testament to a government’s refusal to adapt, to admit mistakes, or to change course. As the rest of the world breathes a cautious sigh of relief, China’s citizens are left suffocating under a blanket of outdated policies and endless PCR tests.
Two years ago, the virus’s arrival was denied. Two years later, its departure is met with the same resistance. The tragedy lies not only in the missteps but in the stubborn refusal to learn from them.
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