It has been a month since Shanghai was put under lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and people’s frustrations are boiling over. More than 20 million residents of this large city have no food, no supplies, and no freedom. Feeling hopeless, many Shanghai residents began to protest the “Zero-Covid Policy” by banging on pots and pans on their balconies and in open windows. Some community residents broke through the blockade and took to the streets asking for daily necessities to be provided.
On the evening of April 28, many communities protested against the Zero-Covid Policy by banging on pots and woks. This was an action that Shanghai citizens organized through the internet to “smash pots and ask for supplies” and called it a “concert” to get around censors. Some citizens said, “Tonight there is an uprising in Shanghai,” to show “Shanghai people’s perseverance.”
