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Important to note the PORT is shut down as well — another wrench thrown into gears of global #shipping / #SupplyChain!
As well as the insanity of not being able to buy food...
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Locked-down residents of Chinese city Xi'an struggle to secure food, turn to bartering
Residents of the locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an are being forced to barter for food and essentials, while a second city has been put under restrictions following the discovery of just a handful of COVID-19 cases.
Social media posts from residents of Xi'an, who have been confined indoors since December 23, show them swapping things like cigarettes and skincare products for food.
People living in the epicentre of the outbreak are not allowed to go out at all, and must have goods delivered to them.
"[We are] returning to primitive society," one person complained on Weibo. "I'm starving to death, there is no food, but my community won't let me go out, help me!" said another.
A video that went viral on Chinese social media shows a man trading a Chinese cabbage, a carrot and a tomato for two packs of cigarettes. "The most reliable hard currency in Xi'an now is the cigarette," a Weibo user wrote.
One resident offered a one-hour maths tutorial for three potatoes.
"Five eggs for a piano lesson," another posted.
#China
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-05/yuzhou-locked-down-residents-xi-an-struggle-food/100738590