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Discontent among Chinese people rises amid CCP’s draconian COVID-19 measures
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Discontent among Chinese people rises amid CCP’s draconian COVID-19 measures

A researcher at the Human Rights Watch has said that the citizens of China are “discontent” with President Xi Jinping’s measures to control coronavirus have pushed the country further into a surveillance state.Yaqiu Wang said that though the Chinese people are “proud” of the measures taken by Beijing to control the outbreak in the country, but there are signs people are fatigued and discontent with Xi’s extortions.“I am seeing more citizens criticising surveillance techniques… Many now view the methods as too much and unnecessary… I’ve seen posts to Chinese social media complaining about the facial recognition outside their compound,” Wang said.“Although we are seeing, slowly, an increased awareness and discontent with the state’s methods,” she added.As per media reports, apps were created