Public Protests in China at the World’s Largest iPhone Manufacturing Plant
The so-called Zero Covid policy, based on the Chinese government’s determination to eradicate and bring the spread of the coronavirus to zero, has meant public shutdowns, mandatory quarantines, repeated Covid testing for everyone, and of course, secrecy in statistics.
Xi Jinping has not only not moderated this policy or regretted it, but has even promoted the manager who implemented this policy in Shanghai to one of the highest political and administrative positions in China. This is despite the fact that the implementation of the Zero Covid policy in Shanghai has caused serious damage to China’s economy and society, and naturally to the global supply chain.
The Covid crisis in China has taken a new turn after the authorities of this country were forced to admit to the death of a Covid patient. Now, the capital of China is facing a crisis of shutdowns and quarantines. We had previously reported that employees of Apple’s most important manufacturing plant in China were trapped in quarantine and confined to their accommodations.
Now these employees are fed up with the situation of being stuck in mandatory quarantine, and the non-payment of their wages has added to their problems. Their anger reached its peak, leading to a large public protest that resulted in clashes with security forces. Amidst censorship and control of social networks and the internet, a group of protesters managed to release images of the protests and clashes with security forces.