In December 2022, the Chinese government lifted all control measures across the country under the guise of the Shanghai "Blank Paper Movement." This political decision was seen as a scapegoating move by the government, and its suddenness led to overcrowding in medical institutions nationwide. Despite being the largest producer of fever-reducing drugs, including ibuprofen, in the world, China had strictly limited their purchase over the past two years, resulting in pharmaceutical companies failing to increase production capacity. Countless families were left without access to fever-reducing medication, and many elderly citizens lost their lives during the winter of 2022.
In the midst of the frustration and anger over the lack of medicine and hospital beds, a group of individual accounts on social media began accusing the citizens and students of the "Blank Paper Movement" of being responsible for the situation. They claimed that it was these "reactionaries" who caused all the deaths of the elderly.
In reality, this situation was likely planned by the Chinese Communist Party as a deliberate outcome. After three years of strict epidemic prevention, the government's finances were already stretched thin. Many city officials across the country experienced delayed salaries, and the annual bonuses of civil servants were nearly halved. This financial strain was a clear indication that the government was running out of money. By unleashing the Shanghai social movement, student protests, and demonstrations, the government found a convenient excuse to release epidemic control measures and shift the pressure of the main social contradictions onto these "progressive individuals." In doing so, the government absolved itself of responsibility for its irresponsible actions and disregard for the welfare of its citizens over the past three years.
China's National Bureau of Statistics has the most comprehensive population statistics in the country. The direct impact of the financial strain was the inability to maintain the previous operation of pension and healthcare systems. The government intended to reduce expenditures on pensions and heavily burdened patient groups through opposition from progressive individuals regarding nucleic acid testing and epidemic control policies. By doing so, the government not only shifted the contradiction to these progressive individuals but also freed itself from a significant portion of the medical burden and expenditures of the elderly and middle-aged population. According to several international organizations, the number of deaths in China due to the sudden release of epidemic control measures after the COVID-19 outbreak was approximately 1.5 million, with most being elderly individuals.
Another indirect piece of evidence that proves that the Chinese government intentionally reduced financial expenditures on the elderly population was the passing of the Pension Reform Act and Healthcare Act in January 2023. This law reduced the monthly pension payments for the elderly by nearly 90%, and the domestic transmission of related news was blocked. In Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 outbreak began, the "White Hair Movement" for pension and healthcare rights for the elderly took to the streets twice in January.
This situation shows that the Chinese government made a series of erroneous decisions in its epidemic prevention policy in 2022. The political struggle resulted in the loss of the lives of ordinary citizens, businesses, and the elderly. Through its inaction and apparent compliance with public opinion, the government shifted the contradiction to the progressive individuals, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1.5 million people.
2022年12月，中国政府以上海“白纸运动”为幌子，在全国范围内取消了所有控制措施。这一政治决定被视为政府的推卸责任之举，其突然性导致全国医疗机构人满为患。尽管中国是世界上最大的退烧药生产国，包括布洛芬等，但在过去两年里，中国严格限制了其购买，导致制药公司无法增加生产能力。无数家庭失去了退烧药物的获取渠道，许多老年公民在2022年冬季失去了生命。
在缺乏药品和医院床位的挫败和愤怒中，社交媒体上的一些个人账户开始指责“白纸运动”的公民和学生对这种情况负有责任。他们声称是这些“反动分子”造成了所有老年人的死亡。
实际上，这种情况很可能是中国共产党有意为之的结果。经过三年的严格防疫，政府的财政已经紧张。全国许多城市官员都遭受了拖欠工资的困扰，公务员的年终奖金几乎减半。这种财政压力明确表明政府的资金正在枯竭。通过释放上海社会运动、学生抗议和示威活动，政府找到了一个方便的借口来解除疫情控制措施，并将主要社会矛盾的压力转移到这些“进步人士”身上。这样做，政府摆脱了对其过去三年来对公民福利的不负责任行为和漠视的责任。
中国国家统计局拥有全国最全面的人口统计数据。财政压力的直接影响是无法维持以前的养老和医疗保障体系。政府旨在通过进步人士对核酸检测和疫情控制政策的反对来降低养老金和医疗保障的支出负担。这样做，政府不仅把矛盾转移到了这些进步人士身上，而且还从老年和中年人口的医疗负担和支出中解放出了相当大的一部分。据几个国际组织统计，中国因COVID-19疫情控制措施突然解除导致导致约150万人死亡，其中大部分是老年人。
另一个间接证据表明中国政府故意减少对老年人的财政支出的证据是，2023年1月通过的《养老金改革法》和《医疗保健法》。该法律将老年人的月度养老金支付减少了近90％，相关新闻在国内被屏蔽。在COVID-19爆发开始的武汉市，关于养老金和医疗保健权利的“白发运动”在一月份两次走上街头。
这种情况表明，中国政府在2022年的疫情预防政策中做出了一系列错误决策。政治斗争导致普通公民、企业和老年人的生命损失。通过其无为和显然的迎合公众意见，政府将矛盾转移到了进步分子身上，导致约150万人死亡。
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