Covid control protests in China

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Protests against Covid controls erupt across China

Rare protests broke out across China over the weekend as groups of people vented their frustration over the zero-Covid policy.

The unrest came as infections surged, prompting more local Covid controls, while a central government policy change earlier this month had raised hopes of a gradual easing.

It was not immediately clear whether the protests reached a meaningful scale in a country of 1.4 billion people, or whether a wide demographic participated.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/28/protests-against-covid-controls-erupt-across-china.html

 

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China Clamps Down on Protesters Against Zero-Covid Policies

Police turn out to discourage gatherings in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong as state-media backs Xi Jinping’s approach to pandemic


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