China Blocks Highways To Curb COVID-19, 30 Million Truckers Stranded

Truck drivers gather at a makeshift parking lot where Vietnamese container trucks are waiting to cross the Vietnam-China border in Lang Son Province on Jan. 7, 2022, as thousands of trucks carrying fruit remained stuck at the border while China tightened its border policies. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Over 10 of China’s 34 provinces and regions blocked most entrances of their highways on April 11, and an estimated 30 million truckers are stuck on highways or in unfamiliar cities.

“More than half of China can’t receive or send out goods. Thirty million trucker drivers are stranded during the deliveries,” reported by state-run Hubei Guangdianrong on April 9.