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Businessman Stuck in Hainan COVID-19 Lockdown Says Island’s Governance ‘Very Poor’

Businessman Stuck in Hainan COVID-19 Lockdown Says Island’s Governance ‘Very Poor’
Residents and tourists line up to take COVID-19 PCR tests in Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province on Aug. 8, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Sophia Lam
Sophia Lam
8/18/2022|Updated: 8/18/2022
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Mr. Lin and his family were hoping for a nice family holiday together but are now stuck in the Chinese regime’s lockdown in what has been a confronting trip.

Travelling from Chengdu, a city in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, Lin (a pseudonym) traveled to Hainan, China’s most southern province, for business, while his wife and his child chose to accompany him at their own expense.

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