[사진 = 홍콩 성도일보 캡처]Controversy is rising as a video of quarantine agents beating residents in Xi’an, China, which has been locked down for over 10 days to prevent the spread of Corona 19, spread through social media.
According to the Hong Kong Chengdu Daily on the 2nd, a video released on Weibo around noon on the 31st of last month showed Ms. Wang, who went to buy dumplings in an apartment complex in Xi’an, being beaten on the head by two quarantine agents at the entrance of the complex. .
The video recorded more than 300 million views on Chinese social media and sparked controversy among netizens, and Xi’an City Public Security authorities announced that the day before, Wang was assaulted while arguing with quarantine agents. He added that the two quarantine agents sincerely apologized to the residents and asked for their understanding.
The incident occurred while the residents of Xi’an were experiencing shortages of food and daily necessities after the city was shut down.
The city of Xi’an, which has been under lockdown since December 23 last year, had 100 confirmed cases per day for a week in a row, and the cumulative number of cases exceeded 1,500. Xi’an authorities have started distributing free food and daily necessities to quarantined residents, but 13 million residents are complaining of a lack of food.
On overseas Twitter, videos of armed police being deployed to some housing complexes in Xi’an are also being circulated. Earlier, in Guangxi Province, there was also an incident where violators of quarantine measures were discredited for the mischief that was popular during the Cultural Revolution in the past, so the controversy over human rights violations in China is expected to gradually spread.
As the situation worsened, the central government also launched an emergency response. Hong Kong Myeongbo reported on the 2nd that the Ministry of Finance has provided an emergency quarantine fund of 500 million yuan (937 billion won) to support the Shaanxi government. Chinese companies such as Xiaomi, Wangyi, and Tengxun also participated in donations to support the quarantine in Shaanxi. My Group, Alibaba’s financial affiliate, donated 10 million yuan (1.87 billion won) to the Xi’an Red Cross through the Alipay Public Interest Fund, and Pinduduo, an Internet shopping company, also delivered 10 million yuan to the Xi’an authorities.
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