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China’s tough COVID lockdowns are fueling an increase in public anger, with some residents in Guangzhou, one of the country’s biggest cities, staging rare protests against the stringent rules.
Few posts discussing the protests — deemed riots by some — could be found on Weibo and WeChat, two of the largest social media platforms in China, where online discussions are often censored to control public opinion. As of Tuesday morning, hashtags on Weibo such as “Guangzhou Haizhu district riot” and “Haizhu riot” remained visible, but posts which could previously be seen were gone.
“We did provide a list of invoices — we are looking at about 500 invoices, so we’re in the process of having those translated,” she said, adding that the CBSA has no information on subcontractors that may have done work on the app, just primary contractors that dealt directly with the agency. She told the committee the company named should have been Microsoft, who received a nearly $1.2-million contract fo its work on ArriveCan.
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