online by users in xian, saying they have growing challenges getting produce. that's in sharp contrast to what officials and state media have been portraying in orderly and smooth delivery of the necessity items throughout the city since the lockdown began last week. the situation has been made worse because last week, they were allowing each household to send out a representative every other day to do grocery shops. that's been restricted this week, as they try to curb the community spread of this virus. because of the beijing's leadership insistence of the zero tolerance of the covid policy. from their perspective, the policy has been working well, with officials pointing to the fast spread of omicron outside of china's borders. you see them doubling down on