According to Vision Times, the clip, posted by the blogger “Finance Cold Eye,” shows what appears to be an electronic module concealed within the shoe’s interior.
Viewers check their own shoes
Hours after the video went viral, viewers claimed that they started checking their own purchases. Some of them reported that they immediately contacted the police after finding similar devices.
The blogger questioned why such trackers would be installed at the manufacturing stage and speculated that the devices might be used to monitor specific groups, particularly teenagers and young adults between the ages of 16 and 22. He also floated the possibility that someone could deliberately buy these shoes for a targeted individual.
Social media users in China respond to
Several social media users responded with a wave of outrage, dark humour, and fear, reflecting the public’s growing distrust of the CCP’s extensive surveillance systems.ALSO READ: Rodney Rogers dies at 54: NBA Legend, known as the ‘Durham Bull’, passes away; check his career recordsSome of the comments included: “Buy shoes, get a tracker; China leads the world again,” “Life used to be hard. Now survival is hard,” “High-ranking officials need young men’s blood. They track them by shoe size. That’s why these kids vanish,” “CCP elites are no different from cannibals — terrifying,” “The mainland is the biggest terror prison on earth,” as reported by Vision Times.