In a phone recording between residents of Shanghai’s Caojiadu community and subdistrict officials, a resident questioned why only four rounds of supplies had been distributed since the lockdown began, and criticized the absurd pandemic control measures implemented during the city’s closure. The resident stated that the order, civility, traditions, and economy that generations of Shanghainese had painstakingly built were destroyed in less than half a year. “The rest of the world is moving forward — resuming production, restoring livelihoods, and reviving commerce. We are not standing still; we are driving in reverse, flooring the gas pedal while in reverse gear.”
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