Updated: December 2021
Published: February 2021
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Video footage of recent and current lockdowns in major Chinese cities. The videos show city districts getting closed off, often without advance notice; mandatory mass PCR testing of millions of people; newly built isolation facilities; apartment doors getting sealed and building doors getting welded shut; people in closed off buildings crying for food, or jumping out of the window to their death.
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December 2021
“Daily life of the Chinese people: The Yanta District of Xi’an announced the closure of the city, which caused panic buying. Later, it was said that the city had not yet reached the closure standard and was temporarily unsealed and was on standby.”
中国人民的日常生活：西安雁塔区宣布封城，引起抢购，后来又说还没达到封城标准，暂时不封，原地待命。 pic.twitter.com/XRJKZIrThF
— 方舟子 (@fangshimin) December 18, 2021
October 2021
China reported only a handful of "imported" cases in Ruili in the past few days.
Meanwhile, in the same city, they are surrounding buildings with razor wire, building walls around communities, and constructing a quarantine prison the size of a small city.
October 11 – 16, 2021 pic.twitter.com/zCZBl0A0OI
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) October 16, 2021
August 2021
This is forced/mandatory quarantine in mainland China. It costs 5000 yuan (about $770 US dollars) to live in this tiny room for 21 days.
August 13, 2021 pic.twitter.com/tgj7L1sxdL
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) August 13, 2021
The Chinese Communist Party is locking people inside their homes again.
If someone in the building tests positive or has positive contact tracing, the whole building gets sealed for 14 to 21 days, sometimes longer.
August 2021 pic.twitter.com/LyArs7DQN6
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) August 8, 2021
June 2021
While most of the western world is returning to life as normal, China is pretending like they handled their virus better than anyone else with only a few new cases each day and just 2 deaths in all of China in the past year.
If that were true, why would they still be doing this? pic.twitter.com/iLZjEyssKC
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) June 22, 2021
A certain community in China has been locked down for over 20 days. After 3 weeks of mandatory quarantine, the residents gathered to protest.
In true communist style, the CCP sent hundreds of riot police & started arresting people.
June 21, 2021
Foshan City, Guangdong Province pic.twitter.com/blH7RfZjxc— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) June 22, 2021
2/ Some people are locked inside their homes. Others are taken to centralized quarantine.
At least they are being fed at the second facility shown in the video, and each inmate even has a yard.
June 9, 2021
Guangzhou, Guangdong pic.twitter.com/wsSE4NiJgJ— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) June 10, 2021
2/ Volunteers in white biohazard suits are patrolling the streets of Guangzhou with an interesting message (in Cantonese): "If you are not afraid of death, just go outside…"
Their fear propaganda appears to be working because the Guangzhou metro is deserted.
June 3-5, 2021 pic.twitter.com/vIXRx3Yxfc
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) June 6, 2021
May 2021
According to locals, a positive case went to a shopping mall in Guangzhou. When authorities identified the infected person they immediately sealed the building so they could force everyone inside to take a coronavirus test before they can leave.
This incited panic.
May 30, 2021 pic.twitter.com/5HlHmJ1CgA
— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) May 31, 2021
2/ The virus appears to be spreading quickly across northeast China.
People are not only being welded inside their homes, but now anyone who may have had contact with a positive case is taken to mandatory quarantine (aka jail).
May 22, 2021
Xingtai City, Hebei Province pic.twitter.com/TfaRRhLSNx— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) May 22, 2021
2/ There are new outbreaks in southern China as the virus sweeps across the country.
Video: If you live in China and you want a vaccination, you're going to have to fight for it.
May 26-27, 2021
Guangzhou, Guangdong pic.twitter.com/yhkZABU0ED— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) May 27, 2021
The third wave of the pandemic has hit northeastern China.
The CCP claims there were only 2 symptomatic cases in Yingkou today, yet 9 parts of the city were sealed off and everyone is undergoing mandatory testing.
May 14, 2021
Yingkou City, Liaoning Province pic.twitter.com/HXsbs8hZd3— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) May 14, 2021
March 2021
Line to get the vaccine in Shanghai.
March 27, 2021
Minhang Stadium pic.twitter.com/nX3Oafhiz3— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) March 27, 2021
Anyone who may have had contact with someone who tested positive for the #CCPvirus is forced to live in this quarantine facility for 3 weeks at their own expense. They are charged 300 Yuan ($46 USD) per day.
March 8, 2021
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province pic.twitter.com/tImc0WO93v— Things China Doesn't Want You To Know (@TruthAbtChina) March 12, 2021
February 2021
It's New Year's Eve in China. This is how some locked down communities in northeast China are celebrating tonight.
The word "jiāyóu" you hear literally means "add oil". It is often used to show encouragement to stay strong in the face of adversity.
February 11, 2021 pic.twitter.com/W8m2tZ4Apf
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) February 11, 2021
A Shanghai fruit shop owner refused to allow his shop to be disinfected.
The local government authorities decided the best response was to destroy the entire shop's inventory of fresh produce.
February 5, 2021
Zhaotong Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai pic.twitter.com/IGMYjJjacz— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) February 7, 2021
Unannounced mandatory testing continues in Hong Kong. Locals have coined these events 'ambush lockdowns'.
The man is saying, "This area has been sealed off. Residents are required to take a test. Staff will come & knock on your door…"
February 6, 2021
To Kwa Wan neighborhood pic.twitter.com/ox9Zzya7d1— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) February 6, 2021
This is an excellent overview of the ongoing lockdown situation in northeast China. It also confirms several of the videos I tweeted over the past 3 weeks. pic.twitter.com/r92VDKemCj
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) February 5, 2021
Thousands of isolation units (aka jail cells) have been built in Hebei Province, with 2600 in Xingtai City alone.
Anyone who may have had contact with a confirmed case is brought to these quarantine facilities at their own expense, where they will live for up to 21 days. pic.twitter.com/kzkF8EOiZW
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) February 2, 2021
January 2021
Listen to the residents of Tonghua after they have been locked down for over a week with no prior warning to stock up.
This is also 2 days after the mayor apologized for the food shortage and promised to boost delivery to meet demand.
January 26, 2021
Tonghua, Jilin Province pic.twitter.com/gJBnaG2QY5— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 28, 2021
Beijing shut down their public transportation system due to the coronavirus. Now people have to walk to work and wait in line for hours at various checkpoints.
Meanwhile, the CCP claims there were only 4 new cases in Beijing yesterday.
January 26, 2021
Chaobai Friendship Bridge pic.twitter.com/lLUxFHoGn7— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 27, 2021
2/ In some communities, they weld the main entrances to the building. In other communities, they seal each individual apartment.
A family on the 6th floor ran out of food. Luckily, their neighbors on the 4th floor were able to help.
January 23, 2021
Tonghua City, Jilin Province pic.twitter.com/toyorv4xqO— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 25, 2021
2/ How to walk your dog from the third floor while you're under CCP-style lockdown.
January 24, 2021
Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province pic.twitter.com/cdA6ycc5uI— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 25, 2021
If you're in Beijing and the CCP hasn't welded you inside your home yet, then you're probably standing in line in a government-mandated super-spreader event.
Wangfujing Shopping Area, Beijing
January 22, 2021 pic.twitter.com/NsgtxQn8mY— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 22, 2021
The entire district of Gaocheng (775K people) is under mandatory lockdown. Someone from this building disobeyed quarantine orders so the CCP welded the building shut.
January 18, 2021
Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province pic.twitter.com/7h4ZIgEYqb— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 18, 2021
The panic-buying continues today. This is due to a combination of food shortages as a result of the record-breaking floods last summer and hoarding in case of forced mandatory lockdowns. The severity of the food shortage is not yet known.
January 16, 2021
Weinan City, Shaanxi pic.twitter.com/ecwSiMEWA2— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 16, 2021
A security guard monitoring a locked down community in China makes his rounds on a loudspeaker, "Shut up and stay put. We'll crush your teeth and legs if you do otherwise."
Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei
January 2021 pic.twitter.com/fdNstf8fVk— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 12, 2021
The CCP is welding people inside their apartments again.
January 11, 2020
Liaodongwan Street, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City, Liaoning Province pic.twitter.com/9UPn1esrkt— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 11, 2021
People have been escaping quarantined communities in the recent lockdowns in China. In response, the CCP is putting a seal on the door of each apartment. The stickers say: If the seal is broken, there will be legal consequences.
Dec 31, 2020 thru Jan 7, 2021 pic.twitter.com/SkxSEbuFi7
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 9, 2021
There is a new outbreak in Yingkou, which Chinese state media is attributing to 4 "imported cases" on Friday and 2 more "imported" today.
Whether or not they are imported, the CCP is locking down communities where the confirmed cases had contact.
Jan 9, 2021
Yingkou, Liaoning pic.twitter.com/J9ebfq7tVD— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 10, 2021
The entire province of Hebei, which surrounds Beijing, has declared 'wartime mode'.
Video shows just one of the lines to get into Beijing. No vehicles with license plates from Shijiazhuang can enter. All 11M people in Shijiazhuang are underging mandatory testing.
Jan 6, 2021 pic.twitter.com/ZaEut7UakW
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 6, 2021
Shenyang city recently entered 'wartime status'. Two-part video:
1) Trucks labeled "Chinese PLA CDC Support Vehicle" bring personnel and equipment to lock down communities.
2) CCP police respond to a woman trying to escape a quarantined area.
January 4, 2021
Shenyang, Liaoning pic.twitter.com/nWidpNWKN6— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) January 4, 2021
December 2020
Video shows people crying for food because they've been locked down for days.
In the morning a man tried to leave to get food but was stopped by a guard who said it's not their job to provide food and threatened to call the police.
Jinzhou District, Dalian
December 28-29, 2020 pic.twitter.com/KXYdIxXKON— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) December 30, 2020
Shunyi District in Beijing has declared 'wartime status' with two villages completely sealed off.
The video shows thousands of people in a queue for mandatory testing in the neighboring district of Chaoyang, which includes the east side of downtown Beijing.
December 26-27, 2020 pic.twitter.com/sLR8Br5rJU
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) December 28, 2020
Some workers at Shanghai Pudong International Airport tested positive for the coronavirus, so they tried to force thousands of people into the parking garage for mandatory testing.
The people weren't happy about it. Many escaped.
November 22, 2020 pic.twitter.com/XpRi5WUqPi
— Follow My Other Account (@TruthAbtChina2) November 22, 2020