While China’s lengthy and difficult lockdown shows no sign of abating, telecom authorities in many provinces recently stopped cellphone calls and text messages from outside the mainland, including from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, saying it is necessary to prevent fraudulent calls.
The move adds to concerns over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) expanding its lockdown and quickly closing the country’s doors, Sheng Xue, a Canada-based Chinese writer, told The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD on May 15.