A video that has gone viral showing the impact of the prolonged coronavirus lockdown on Shanghai's residents has been taken down by China's censors, triggering an online backlash.
, which was widely shared on Weibo and WeChat - the major social media platforms in China.
As the camera pans across the empty streets of Shanghai, audio clips are played in chronological order showing the dire situation of residents shut in their homes without preparation. There is also a clip of residents yelling, "Thank you, Big Whites" - a nickname for health staff dressed in white PPE gear deployed to various neighbourhoods.
"The video was just presenting raw facts. There is nothing provocative!" said one commentator on Weibo.
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