Coverage dated November 28, 2022

China sends students home, police patrol to curb protests

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.

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Reports & sources

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  1. Fox News

    University students in China sent home amid growing protests (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Chinese universities have begun sending students home after weekend protests over the country's strict coronavirus restrictions and calls for President Xi Jinping's resignation.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    China sends students home, police patrol to curb protests (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.

  3. La Crosse Tribune

    University students sent home as China tries to end protests (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    La Crosse Tribune's feed description

    Chinese universities are sending students home and police are fanning out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests. That comes after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for

  4. Omaha World-Herald

    Students sent home, police on patrol as China curbs protests (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Chinese universities are sending students home and police are fanning out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests. That comes after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for

  5. Wyoming Public Media

    Chinese universities send students home in an effort to prevent more protests (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests by crowds angered by its severe "zero COVID" restrictions.

  6. The Brunswick News

    Chinese university students sent home amid protests (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests after crowds angered by its severe “zero

  7. Deutsche Welle

    China: Police deployed in force to prevent protests – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    China is witnessing its biggest wave of public dissent in a decade. Chinese universities are now sending students home in a bid to tighten COVID restrictions.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Students sent home as China moves to curb more COVID-19 protests (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Chinese universities sent students home in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades.

  9. The Week

  10. CBS News

    Universities send students home and police question demonstrators as China tries to end protests (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Crowds angered by severe anti-COVID restrictions gathered over the weekend in the biggest show of public dissent the country has seen in decades.

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