The residents of Shanghai have had enough. Despite the government urging the city's 25 million residents to remain positive, food shortages and healthcare disruptions are not uncommon.
There are videos and photos of sick people not getting enough access to healthcare or being mistreated by healthcare workers that are being taken down on social media platforms. People complaining about food shortages are being banned.
The videos show people screaming in protest from their balconies and high-rise homes.
In a clever move, residents are replacing the word China with the US in their complaints.
The government's efforts to spread propaganda about its controversial zero-COVID approach are starting to show cracks.
The tides appear to be turning.
The co- founder of a site that monitors the internet, who goes by the name Charlie Smith, told the Guardian that he doesn't think the events in Beijing will happen. People don't trust the government, they don't believe what the government tells them, and they are going to question propaganda.
Human rights complaints can still be found on Chinese social media despite the best efforts of the censors.
The epidemic has made the Chinese see a lot more clearly.
China internet censors scramble as frustration sparks a wave of dissent.
The people in locked down are screaming out their windows.
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