Zhengzhou Foxconn protests

[9] The mass resignation wave caused by the strict anti-epidemic measures left a large number of vacancies at Foxconn, prompting the company to issue recruitment notices to fill the gaps.

[13] Social media platforms like Twitter showed videos of employees using folding chairs to smash COVID-19 testing stations and using sticks to fend off police barricades.

In response to inadequate local control measures, the Henan provincial government dispatched additional police forces from neighboring cities like Luoyang.

On November 25, Foxconn Technology Group issued a statement apologizing for the discrepancy between the promised and actual wages, attributing it to a "technical error" by internal staff, and assured that all salary policies matched the official recruitment advertisements.

[20] This approach directly led to large-scale protests and demonstrations nationwide following the Ürümqi fire on November 24, ultimately prompting the central government to ease restrictions.