21 Million Fewer Cellphone Users in China May Suggest a High CCP Virus Death Toll

A security guard reads his cellphone while securing the entrance of a nearly empty shopping mall in Beijing, China, on Feb. 27, 2020. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP via Getty Images

The number of Chinese cellphone users dropped by 21 million in the past three months, Beijing authorities announced on March 19. Deaths due to the CCP virus may have contributed to the high number of account closings.

Cellphones are an indispensable part of life in China.