China Protest

Natural disasters and crowd-related tragedies claimed hundreds of lives in Asia and overshadowed the COVID-19 pandemic, with most countries easing or completely lifting the tough restrictions of the previous two years.

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China’s government eased its strict Covid-19 restrictions across cities after nationwide protests in the last few days. China’s citizens took to the streets over mass lockdowns, constant PCR tests and quarantine. The Chinese government also met with criticism over its crackdown on demonstrators. Watch the video for more details!

China cities under heavy policing after protests

China's major cities of Beijing and Shanghai were blanketed with security on November 29 in the wake of nationwide rallies calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. The country's leadership is facing a wave of protest not seen in decades, fuelled by anger over the unrelenting lockdowns as well as deep-rooted frustrations over China's political direction.

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The protests have been fuelled by frustration at the government's zero-Covid policy, which sees authorities impose snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines.

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In the early hours of Sunday on central Shanghai's Wulumuqi street -- named for Urumqi in Mandarin -- video showed protesters chanting "Xi Jinping, step down! CCP, step down!" in a rare display of public opposition to the Chinese Communist Party's top leadership.