China: Locked-down Shanghai residents barter for what money can’t buy

China: Locked-down Shanghai residents barter for what money can’t buy

For many of Shanghai’s 25 million residents, the city’s strict Covid lockdown has made procuring food and daily necessities a struggle money can’t resolve. They’re resorting instead to bartering, trading neighbors ice cream for vegetables or wine for cake. The availability of many goods in Shanghai has been strained by clogged logistics into the city … Read more