Residents in western China’s Xi’an city have started to barter with neighbors for food to survive. The 13 million residents have been in lockdown since Dec. 23, and food supply has become a critical issue for them.
Xi’an residents, who are lacking in food and can’t leave home due to the lockdown, have found a solution to obtain rice, vegetables, and meat from their neighbors who live in the same building. A box of cigarettes can be exchanged for a cabbage or a used iPhone 13 mini plus an old tablet traded for a bag of rice, according to Radio Free Asia.
