Getting confined was a shared experience in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. At one point, as many as 300 million people across 70 cities were in some form of a lockdown under the government’s strict zero-COVID policy. But imagine being trapped in a place you can’t leave. CNA correspondent Wei Du hears the heartbreaking stories of two people who found that the longest journey in the world, was the one to get back home.
01:45 – Susu’s holiday in Xinjiang begins 05:36 – Trapped and unable to leave 15:35 – China ends zero-COVID 17:04 – The situation in the Foxconn factory 20:09 – Jie’s long detour home
Written and produced by: Wei Du Co-producer: Andersen Xia Editors: Crispina Robert and Tiffany Ang Social Media Editor: Joanne Chan Sound Designer: Kenn Delbridge
