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Food shortages in Shanghai fuel anger towards Chinese govt

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In Shanghai, where millions are under lockdown, shortages of food and a lack of access to medical care are fuelling anger and frustration towards the government and the Communist Party of China.
Widely shared videos showed residents stuck at home yelling at Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan when she visited the city recently, saying they were "running out of rice and oil".
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