China’s Xinjiang Sets More Virus Lockdown Measures, Drawing Residents’ Ire

China’s Xinjiang Sets More Virus Lockdown Measures, Drawing Residents’ Ire
A health worker is carrying out a COVID-19 test in Dalian, in China's northeast Liaoning Province on July 26, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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In China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, health authorities have continually reported new infections as they struggle to contain the latest CCP virus outbreak.

The city government of Urumqi, the region’s capital, announced new lockdown measures, to local residents’ displeasure.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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