My own comment, the Chinese public are very outspoken regardless of big brother. It is not lost on them there is a big brother. Outrage is a national past time. A few small events get spread very quickly on the nation’s social media in cases of outrage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/world/asia/china-covid-lo…
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Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes.
The emergence of more infectious subvariants of the coronavirus has triggered mass quarantines, including 2,000 tourists stranded in a popular beach resort town.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/world/asia/china-covid.ht…
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Chinese officials apologize for breaking into homes to search for Covid cases.
Community workers in the city of Guangzhou were looking for people who had tested positive for the virus and close contacts of patients.