Half of all Restaurants in Northeast Chinese Cities Close, Remaining Half Operate At A Loss

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Major cities in Heilongjiang Province can no longer hide the emergence of the second wave of the CCP virus. Harbin and Mudanjiang both placed communities under lockdown. As a result, restaurants have few customers and nearly half have already shut down.

However, there are hardly any other job opportunities for these restaurant owners because Heilongjiang residents are considered a higher risk group for the CCP virus and they will be turned away if they try to seek jobs in other provinces. Mr. Bao is the owner of a restaurant in Mudanjiang.

The interview was conducted on April 29 by Gu Xiaohua of the Chinese-language Epoch Times. The following script has been edited for clarity.