heavily. people tired, pushing back physically and through words. these banners appeared on the streets of shanghai in the cover of night. this one calling residents to resist the limitless lockdown. this one reading, people are dying, referring to the dire struggle to secure food and medical care. online, a flood of frustration surfacing on china s heavily controlled internet. on chinese social media platform we weibo, users began quoting the first sentence of china s national anthem. it reads rise those who don t want to be enslaved, a rally call no longer aimed at foreign oppressors, but, rather, beijing s pandemic response and its harsh restrictions. that line now censored. some residents even boldly calling out chinese officials for a perceived hypocrisy. this person wearing the photo of one of china s foreign ministry spokespersons, who repeatedly