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Residents in Locked Down Lhasa Say Local Epidemic Situation is a “Giant Mess”

Manya Koetse

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They’ve been in lockdown for 42 days already, but according to some Lhasa-based bloggers, there have been no improvements in the local epidemic situation. They say there is a stark difference between what officials are reporting and the daily reality they are dealing with in Tibet.

“The epidemic situation is bad in Lhasa, please pay attention,” one netizen wrote on Weibo on September 15, pointing to many new posts surfacing on Chinese social media…

Manya Koetse is a sinologist, writer, and public speaker specializing in China’s social trends, digital culture, and online media ecosystems. She founded What’s on Weibo in 2013 and now runs the Eye on Digital China newsletter. Learn more at manyakoetse.com or follow her on X, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

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  1. Tim Tam

    September 18, 2022 at 7:10 am

    The world already goes back to pre pandemic, the only country that is living like Covid has just happened is China.

  2. Yang Yang

    September 19, 2022 at 7:25 am

    I saw in one quarantine center, people were served the leftovers foods and rotten foods. I am really shocked in seeing real conditions of these Tibetan people under such a strict lockdown. It is like detention center.
    The world should not forgive China for her brutality over these innocent and peaceful people of Tibet.

    The world is not fair in real. When there is a situation happening in Ukraine, entire world shift their focus and support to Ukraine, but look at Tibet !!! Aren’t they human ? What would you do if it happens to your country or people? How you gonna react.

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Dear Reader,

 

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One photo shows a bulletin…

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