The ban imposed on China due to the pandemic and especially in Shanghaithe country’s largest port, exacerbates problems in the global supply chain.
According to Daily, 30 Taiwanese technology companies have suspended their operation, as a result of which they are recorded shortages in mobile and computer components, photovoltaic panels and batteries.
In Greece they are observed delays of up to two weeks compared to the past, in the arrival of products from China, mainly in the clothing-footwear industry, in hotel equipment and to electrical and electronic devices.
In her attempt to «annihilate »Covid cases in Shanghaithe country’s leadership restricted freedoms and rights, provoking heart attack in supply chains, shortages of basic goods and concerns about the consequences that this crisis in world trade could have. And all this, with the cases rising at the same time…
China stands out as the only country in the world that has adopted a “Zero Covid” type policy. In practice, this means that whenever they see cases, the Chinese authorities retaliate with very strict measures and restrictions.
Now, while the highly contagious Omicron mutation is sweeping the Asian country, Chinese authorities respond with similar sweeping lockdown which in turn have led to other collateral losses.
The city of China has been under severe lockdown since the end of March, with the majority of its millions of inhabitants to remain in multi-day home confinement.
Deficiencies
However, due to the harsh measures, which are in fact measures of mass exclusion and not just social distancing or reasonable precautions, there are now significant problems in the supply chains. The products, in other words, do not reach the shelves of stores. And because the products do not reach the shelves, Serious shortages of basic goods have also begun to be observedwhile many of the incarcerated citizens are now finding it difficult to obtain access to food and medicine. Authorities in some parts of the city have set up roadblocks, blocking entire areas in order to restrict traffic to and from them.
It is noted that under normal circumstances, companies operating in Shanghai operate that bring you supermarket shopping at the doorwith these services being extremely widespread and orders being placed mainly through computers and mobile phones (via apps).
The lockdown, however, has drastically restricted the flow of people and goods, leaving many families unable to even access basic necessities.
In such a context, many residents are now trying to find products illegally, on the “black market” and through makeshift exchanges, and many fall prey to scammers who promise to bring them products that never show up.
Fear and paranoia
In such a dystopian environment, however, shocking scenes also take place. Parents who separated their babies from their children when the latter caught a coronavirus, the dog that was beaten to death after its owner was diagnosed positive for the virus, but also the citizen who suffered from asthma and died because no ambulance was coming to take him to the hospital… These are just some of the tragic stories that saw the light of day before disappearing from the censored pages of the state-run Chinese media.
News against USA – China
Against the backdrop of the pandemic Shanghai, however, one would make an appearance New Sino-American outbreak. Cause; The US decision to call the unnecessary US consulate staff to leave the city immediatelybut also the travel directive they issued, essentially calling on Americans to postpone trips to China at this time, and obviously did not like going back to Beijing at all.
It is worth noting that Shanghai is not just another big city in China. On the contrary, it is financial, business and shopping center of this vast country that supplies the whole world with products… Therefore, what is happening in Shanghai does not stay there. And in this light, many have already begun to express concern about the impact that harsh Chinese looting may have on world trade, noting that at present there are partial or total looting not only in Shanghai but in a total of 45 Chinese cities. , affecting 25% of the Chinese population and 40% of the Chinese economy.
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