{"id":1182742,"date":"2022-01-03T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1182742"},"modified":"2022-01-03T09:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T14:34:30","slug":"chinese-media-predict-coronavirus-outbreak-will-worsen-in-locked-down-xian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-media-predict-coronavirus-outbreak-will-worsen-in-locked-down-xian\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Media Predict Coronavirus Outbreak Will Worsen in Locked-Down Xi&#039;an"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-media-predict-coronavirus-outbreak-will-worsen-in-locked-down-xian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1182742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The Chinese Communist Party fired two senior officials in Shaanxi province this weekend in response to the worsening Chinese coronavirus outbreak in Xi\u2019an, a northern capital of 13 million people.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s state-run&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> communist propaganda outlet warned on Sunday, citing Chinese regime \u201cexperts,\u201d that the situation in Xi\u2019an would get worse before it got better, as the number of cases documented daily showed no signs of slowing down. Authorities believe the outbreak in Xi\u2019an is driven by the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus \u2013 not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2021\/12\/09\/w-h-o-data-suggests-omicron-causes-milder-disease-than-delta\/\">milder<\/a> omicron variant currently believed to dominate American cases \u2013 and have locked down the city in response.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Communist Party locked down Xi\u2019an \u2013 home to one of the world\u2019s most important ancient Christian artifacts, the Nestorian Stele \u2013 on December 23. Since then, residents trapped in their homes have used Chinese social media outlets like Weibo to complain that they are running out of food and authorities have not provided supplies, leaving them to starve.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese government media outlets claimed this weekend that officials in the city had finally begun distributing vegetables to city residents, essentially under house arrest by the millions, after widespread complaints made headlines in the West.<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong-based&nbsp;<em>South China Morning Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/3161936\/coronavirus-xian-officials-sacked-over-handling-outbreak-cases-fall\">reported<\/a> on Monday \u2013 citing the&nbsp;<em>People\u2019s Daily<\/em>, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party \u2013 that the Party had fired two officials to \u201cfurther strengthen epidemic prevention and control in the Yanta district of Xi\u2019an.\u201d The newspaper reportedly identified the two officials as&nbsp;Wang Bin, Communist Party secretary of the district committee, and Cui Shiyue, who worked under Wang.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19337514\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237392012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19337514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237392012-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This photo taken on December 22, 2021 shows a staff member spraying disinfectant on street in Xi\u2019an in China\u2019s northern Shaanxi province. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> appeared to echo the&nbsp;<em>People\u2019s Daily<\/em> report on Sunday in an article that predicted the situation in Xi\u2019an would continue to worsen despite the purge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cXi\u2019an is fighting a severe [Chinese coronavirus] outbreak. As of Saturday, Since [sic] Dec 9, Xi\u2019an has reported a total of 1,573 local confirmed [Chinese coronavirus] cases, local authorities announced on Sunday,\u201d the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1243913.shtml\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThe daily number of newly reported cases in Xi\u2019an has surpassed 100 over the past eight days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Party-approved \u201cexpert\u201d told the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> that Xi\u2019an had not yet reached an \u201cinflection point,\u201d meaning cases would likely continue to rise before they dropped. China has been claiming about 150 cases of coronavirus a day in Xi\u2019an in the past week; the Communist Party routinely lies about its case counts and admitted to simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/03\/20\/china-stopped-counting-mild-coronavirus-cases-in-february\/\">not counting<\/a> confirmed asymptomatic cases in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Xi\u2019an residents, using the Chinese state-controlled social media outlet Weibo, have complained from captivity that their primary concern has been procuring food during a lockdown in which officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/xian-residents-complain-of-food-shortages-as-lockdown-drags-on\/\">banned<\/a> them from leaving the house to buy any.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m about to be starved to death. There\u2019s no food, my housing compound won\u2019t let me out, and I\u2019m about to run out of instant noodles \u2026 please help!\u201d a Weibo user in Xi\u2019an&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/12\/30\/china-starving-out-13-million-trapped-epicenter-coronavirus-outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we live? What do we eat? Days ago, we could go out once to buy groceries but that\u2019s been canceled. All online grocery apps are either sold out or beyond the delivery range,\u201d another lamented.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>To limit the embarrassment, the Communist Party began flooding Weibo this weekend with images of alleged Xi\u2019an residents receiving shipments of vegetables.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19337522\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237481068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19337522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237481068-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>People cross a road in Xi\u2019an in China\u2019s northern Shaanxi province on December 31, 2021, amid a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCity government officials said at a press conference on Friday that they have organized five large-scale vegetable wholesale markets to ensure stable supply of vegetable with daily supply to reach 13,000 tons citywide,\u201d the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1243892.shtml\">claimed<\/a> on Saturday. \u201cOn China\u2019s Twitter-like Sina Weibo, some local residents posted photos of the fresh produce they received on the first day of 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> claimed that local officials were sure that \u201csupplies of essential goods remain adequate\u201d and would implement free delivery services.<\/p>\n<p>China has failed throughout the past year to contain Chinese coronavirus outbreaks nationwide, locking down major cities in nearly every region of the country. The coronavirus situation worsened significantly after the October holidays to celebrate the founding of the Communist Party, during which the regime typically encourages \u201cred tourism\u201d to sites of historical significance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19337530\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237469884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19337530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237469884-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A health worker collects a sample to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Xi\u2019an in China\u2019s northern Shaanxi province on December 30, 2021. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/28\/china-struggles-with-coronavirus-panic-on-both-north-and-south-borders\/\">identified<\/a> a tour group from Shanghai as being responsible for an outbreak in Inner Mongolia that spread throughout the north of the country and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/08\/23\/coronavirus-panic-continues-china-locks-down-thousands-in-shanghai\/\">prompted<\/a> a Shanghai lockdown and sporadic lockdowns near the Chinese border with Myanmar. Despite finding no evidence to back this conclusion, Chinese authorities blamed frozen food from abroad for the outbreak caused by Shanghai tourists. International scientists widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-021-00251-4\">agree<\/a> that contracting Chinese coronavirus through surfaces is highly uncommon.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese government officials have not confirmed if a relationship exists between the Xi\u2019an outbreak and the Shanghai tour group outbreak in October. Officials have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/12\/28\/china-admits-worst-coronavirus-situation-since-2020-genocide-olympics-approach\/\">admitted<\/a>, however, that the situation in Xi\u2019an is severe and the outbreak is currently in an \u201cintensive\u201d stage that may jeopardize China\u2019s already controversial hosting of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, scheduled to begin in a month. Several neighborhoods in Beijing have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/11\/02\/coronavirus-panic-spreads-in-beijing-three-months-before-olympics\/\">implemented<\/a> lockdowns in the past two months and authorities have restricted entry into the city, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/29\/coronavirus-panic-china-quarantines-entire-trains-heading-into-beijing\/\">locking<\/a> down trains and halting flights. Last month, the Communist Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/12\/13\/china-bans-officials-olympics-neighborhood-fleeing-coronavirus-outbreak\/\">banned<\/a> local officials from leaving Beijing, fearing embarrassment if Communist Party members fled en masse shortly before thousands of athletes and foreign officials entered the capital for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641295505534000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Uyg73ZRGh9lM1oMtmj6cK\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1641295505534000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2AloJEQsvPYSaSFy2jPqBH\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese Communist Party fired two senior officials in Shaanxi province this weekend in response to the worsening Chinese coronavirus outbreak in Xi\u2019an, a northern capital of 13 million people. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1182742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1182742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1182742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1182742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}