Cameraman/narrator: Did you see these police? They are arresting people everywhere. As soon as they spot anyone (on the street) they will arrest the person.

Man: This is unreasonable! I want to make a phone call to my wife.
Police: You are not allowed to make phone calls.
(Inaudible due to background noise)

Police A: What is your name?
Police B: Your name? You must tell us!
Woman: Ma Liyan.
Police: Which Yan? Are you going to cooperate with us or not?
Woman: Yan as in swallows.
(The Chinese for swallows is Yan Zi.)
Police: Your residential ID number?
Woman: I don’t remember.
Police: Your phone number? Which year were you born? I am asking you which year you were born?
Police: You must know that it is a special period for coronavirus control. If you do not cooperate with us, we will force you to cooperate. I am being polite to you now. Once you clarify, you go back to wherever you should. (Inaudible due to background noise)
Woman: March.
Police: Date?
Woman: March 20.
Police: You haven’t given me your residential ID number.
Woman: (revealing her ID number)
Police: Slow down.
Woman: (revealing her ID number)
Police: What are the numbers after (digits)?
Woman: (revealing her ID number)
Police: Now you go back with us [to the police station] .
Woman: Go back? Where?
Police: I just said you go back with us and we will perform a routine investigation. Did you hear us correctly?

Woman: What do you plan to do with me after I go with you?
Police: You will be subjected to an investigation.
I will tell you what we will do when we get there. Okay? Go.
Police: We will perform a routine investigation according to law. It is a routine investigation.
Woman: You beat…
Police: Are you going to accept a routine investigation or not? Are you going to accept it or not?
Woman: (Possibly talking to her husband standing by) Are you going to save me? Are you?
Police: Get seated. Routine investigation. What do you need your cell phone for?
Woman: Why do you think you have the right to take away my cell phone?
Police: I won’t tell you why!
Woman: You have infringed on…

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