Desperate Chinese factory workers jump fence to escape Covid lockdown

Desperate factory workers have reportedly scaled fences in a bid to escape brutal Covid lockdowns inside China’s massive factories. In a video which has surfaced on TikTok a group of ten workers can be seen making a break from The Foxconn Technology Group complex in Zhengzhou where iPhones are manufactured amid reports of tough Covid measures. In the video which originated on Chinese social media workers can be seen climbing over wired fencing surrounding the massive facility. Once successfully over the barrier, it is believed the workers will begin a long trek to their hometowns to avoid being caught when on public transport. Beijing’s stringent Covid laws as resulted in people making drastic bids for freedom with images of some stranded on roads carrying large suitcases as they look outrun the strict health measures. Workers in Zhengzhou and in surrounding factories are believed to have been placed under lockdown with a strict regime of daily testing to try and contain the virus, despite public statements from the Taiwan-based company on Sunday that workers would not be prevented from leaving.JUST IN: US satellites risk being ‘paralysed’ – fears over space war China: Workers scale fences in bid to escape Covid rules (Image: Tiktok) Xi Jinping has imposed draconian Covid measures across China (Image: GETTY)China’s President Xi has pursued a Zero Covid strategy which state officials have ruthlessly enforced across the country.Efforts to eradicate a recent spike in cases have some 28 cities placed under tight restrictions.Armed police in hazmat suits have become a common sight in China as have drones patrolling the streets for rule breakers.A sub-variant of Omicron is believed to be behind the latest surge in new tests in China. It comes after President Xi centralised total power as he won an unprecedented third term in power. Xi’s tough domestic stance comes amid growing concern over Beijing’s aggressive foreign policy.A US congress recently spoke out warning the China is watching the war in Ukraine for signs on how to beat the West in a future war.DON’T MISS: China expert warns Xi ready to ‘surprise’ US with ‘war this year’ [REVEAL] China closes in on Taiwan as Xi purges potential opponents from CCP [REPORT] Xi Jinping inching China into ‘pretty deep Cold War’ with US [INSIGHT]  Xi Jinping: Profile of China’s leader (Image: EXPRESS)Florida Congressman Michael Waltz told Fox News: ‘I was just out in Taiwan and increasingly the sentiment is not if China invades, it is just when. It has gotten to that point. ‘The risks are becoming more manageable from Xi’s standpoint. He has solidified power in his own hands, he humiliated his predecessor and he just got a third five-year term.’He is putting the pieces in place to not only invade Taiwan militarily by 2027, that’s when he has told his military to be ready to go, but also stop the United States from intervening, including being able to sink our aircraft carriers, take out our assets in space, and they are rapidly modernising their nuclear weapons so they have a deterrent there.’