Chen Dong: There were many people petitioning this–thousands of them. We have 38 clothing markets here.

Chen Dong: Many people have posted videos of the petition in TikTok these days. Someone who petitioned told me certain TikTok accounts have been suspended for 7 to 14 days. 

Reporter: How was the petition today? Was the petition resolved?

Chen Dong: Many local officials and market managers arrived at the market. They came to the shops and the factories to persuade us not to petition. They said they’ll reduce half a month of maintenance fee, and waive one month rent for those who signed a yearly contract. I didn’t go today because my wife asked me not to. There were many videos online this morning. It was said that 7 people were arrested. With petitions like this, I believe these people will be released sooner than later, as long as they don’t go to extremes like saying the slogan, “down with the CCP”. Otherwise, you could be jailed for half a year. I have friends who have experienced things like that.

Reporter: The bad market will drive more people to demand a rent reduction. What do you think will happen next?

Chen Dong: The pandemic doesn’t only affect the clothing industry. Construction projects have also stopped for quite a long time. Migrant workers haven’t returned. There’s no sign of them returning to work and their machines have been turned off. The pandemic has struck a huge blow to the economy.

Reporter: What’s the general public opinion on this?

Chen Dong: People are told to return to work, but in fact, many people don’t dare to do so because they’re afraid of contracting the virus. This is devastating to the economy. But, our government doesn’t even hand out $2,000 to help us. Here it is not like the US and Canada.

Report: It is said Wuhan has been locked down again.

Chen Dong: I am a Wuhan native, but a long time ago, I moved to Zhuzhou. As far as I know, initially, Zhuzhou City allowed Hubei residents, including Wuhan residents, to come to Zhuzhou starting from March 21, when Hubei’s lockdown was basically removed.

But the regulation changed two days ago on April 2. Anyone entering here from Wuhan and Hubei has to be in mandatory isolation for 14 days.

Many friends of mine have confirmed the quarantine. Many Wuhan residents who arrived on March 25 were isolated on April 2.

In fact, my relative and I spoke last night. There are confirmed cases in Wuhan, but they won’t get reported even though the number was low. These people were secretly isolated. If it gets reported, it will probably frighten people and further impact work and production. Many more people will be too scared to come out to work. This blow to the economy will be detrimental. I know for a fact that starting on April 2, people from Wuhan must go through mandatory isolation if they come to Zhuzhou.
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