China Refuses to Release Data on Suicides During Coronavirus Lockdowns
Public outrage after a horrifying suicide in Inner Mongola draws attention to the psychological stress of China's endless lockdowns.
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Public outrage after a horrifying suicide in Inner Mongola draws attention to the psychological stress of China's endless lockdowns.
Public outrage after a horrifying suicide in Inner Mongola draws attention to the psychological stress of China's endless lockdowns.
Such data is highly sensitive and regarded by the Chinese Communist Party as a 'state secret.'
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When a deadly famine struck China in the early 1960s, the city evacuated thousands of children to remote herding communities in Inner Mongolia. Six decades later, they’re still there.