According to Bloomberg Report the Chinese state TV has edited video content of the world cup. The footage showed attendees without masks on. The edit removed these maskless fans from the final video.
China popularly has some of the strictest policies in the world for the pandemic response, and citizens of China are not happy. Protests have erupted.
The strategy China has implemented includes shutting down cities with millions of people, only when a few cases of covid are detected.
AP News reports:
On Tuesday, protesters at the University of Hong Kong chanted against virus restrictions and held up sheets of paper with critical slogans. Some spectators joined in their chants.
The protesters held signs that read, “Say no to COVID panic” and “No dictatorship but democracy.”
One chanted: “We’re not foreign forces but your classmates.” Chinese authorities often try to discredit domestic critics by saying they work for foreign powers.
AP Continues with even more concerning human rights issues:
Public tolerance of the restrictions has eroded as some people confined at home said they struggled to get access to food and medicine.
The Chinese Communist Party promised last month to reduce disruptions, but a spike in infections prompted cities to tighten controls.
The weekend protests were sparked by anger over the deaths of at least 10 people in a fire in China’s far west last week that prompted angry questions online about whether firefighters or victims trying to escape were blocked by anti-virus controls.
Fox Business reported technological issues with iPhone’s in China:
Protests have erupted across China in recent weeks against the country’s zero-COVID policy, but citizens will no longer be able to take full advantage of their iPhones’ AirDrop file sharing feature, which has frequently been used to bypass censorship and spread information about demonstrations.
Under the latest software update, iOS 16.1.1, iPhone owners in China can only use AirDrop to receive files, images, and videos from other non-contacts for 10 minutes, according to 9to5Mac. Once that 10-minute window lapses, AirDrop shifts back to contacts only automatically.
Here’s Pat’s take on China:
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