Thursday 2 June 2022 09:52 AM China BANS the word 'lockdown' and orders media to refer to 'static ... trends now
Chinese media outlets have been banned from referring to Shanghai's months-long Covid limits as a 'lockdown'.
Restrictions in China's largest city were finally eased on Monday after two months of draconian blocks on day-to-day life.
Yet a leaked memo issued by local authorities insists that journalists refer to the restrictions as 'static management-style suppression and suspensions'.
Shanghai residents relax at a riverside park yesterday as the city's strict lockdown was eased
Shoppers run errands in the freshly reopened city this morning, where limits have been eased
It states: 'Do not use the phrase “ending the lockdown.” Unlike Wuhan, Shanghai never declared a lockdown, so there is no “ending the lockdown.”
'All parts of Shanghai underwent static management-style suppression and suspensions, but the city’s core functions kept operating throughout this period.'
The order, released to US-based blog China Digital Times, continued: 'Emphasize that related measures were temporary, conditional, and limited.'
The underground in China's largest city was crowded once again with commuters this week
Shanghai officials announced a gradual reopening of the city on Sunday evening.
Shanghai's Communist Party chief and Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang said the city had 'passed the test under extreme conditions and completed the arduous task'.
Libraries, museums, theatres and gyms have reopened, though with strict limits on numbers, in districts that have seen no community Covid cases for seven consecutive days.
Busy roads signal the return to normalcy in the formerly shuttered city (image from yesterday)
Shops can also reopen at three-quarters capacity. Restaurant dining has also returned.
The easing
