Update 12:27 p.m. EST, Feb. 18: The New York Times is reporting that at least 150 million people in China are under some sort of restriction by the government that tells them when and if they can leave their homes. That number according to the newspaper is more than 10% of the country's population of 1.435 billion. But that is only part of the picture. Overall, there are more than 760 million people who are under local rules in their neighborhoods or villages or about half of China's population.