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Protests erupt in China after ten people die in lockdown fire. And Apple risks losing 1/3 of production

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Protests over COVID-19 lockdowns erupted in Beijing and the far western region of Xinjiang as a deadly fire at a skyscraper in Urumqi on Thursday left at least 10 people dead, possibly as many as 40 according to some reports.

Crowds took to the streets in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, with protesters chanting “No more lockdown!” and banging their fists in the air, after videos of the fire were released on Chinese social media on Friday night.

Protest videos show people in a square chanting China's national anthem, especially the line: "Arise, those who refuse to be slaves!". Others shouted that they do not want lockouts. In Beijing's northern district of Tiantongyuan, residents tore down signs and took to the streets.

Reuters verified that the footage was released from Urumqi, where many of its 4 million residents have been subjected to one of the country's longest lockouts, banned from leaving their homes for 100 days.

In the capital Beijing, 2,700km away, some self-isolating residents staged small protests or confronted local officials over the movement restrictions imposed on them, and some managed to lobby to lift them sooner than expected. -Reuters

COVID measures did not hinder escape and rescue during the fire, according to a press conference held by Urumqi authorities on Saturday, but Chinese social media did not buy it.

"The fire in Urumqi shocked everyone in the country," said Beijing resident Sean Li.

According to Reuters;

The planned lockdown for his 'Berlin Aiyue' compound was canceled on Friday after residents protested to their local leader and persuaded him to cancel it, talks that were captured in a video posted on social media. Residents had learned of the plan after seeing workers putting barriers on their gates. “This tragedy could have happened to any of us,” he said. At least ten other compounds lifted their lockdowns before the announced deadline on Saturday night after protests from residents, according to a Reuters count of residents' social media posts.

Meanwhile, Apple's main manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group is set to see November iPhone shipments from its huge Zhengzhou, China factory known as iPhone City plummet after a week of unrest, Reuters reported. .

These sources said iPhone production will be cut by more than 30% at Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant in November, up from a previous estimate of up to 30% when trouble began at the factory in late October.

Most of the 200,000 employees have been living in isolation since last month. New hires have recently taken place because management wanted to continue churning out premium iPhone models, including the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, but this has even made matters worse because the new hires didn't want to connect with other workers, they started a riot and the company was forced to pay them to leave.

Xi Jinping's Covid Zero policy is creating more and more chaos in China, yet it is taken as a model by the WEF.

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The article China protests explode after ten people die in a fire for the lockdown. And Apple risks losing 1/3 of the production comes from Economic Scenarios .

This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/cina-esplodono-le-proteste-dopo-che-dieci-persone-muoiono-per-un-incendio-per-il-lockdown-e-apple-rischia-di-perdere-1-3-della-produzione/ on Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:00:05 +0000.