Protests against China's strict "zero-COVID" policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, the latest in a series of demonstrations.
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Chinese protesters demand an end to COVID restrictions and Communist rule
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Crowd angered by lockdowns calls for China's Xi to step down
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'We want freedom': Chinese protests reflect frustration with country's continuing COVID restrictions
China is the only major country still trying to stop transmission of COVID-19. Its “zero COVID” strategy has suspended access to neighborhoods for weeks at a time, and people's patience appears to be wearing thin.
Protests against China's strict "zero-COVID" policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, the latest in a series of demonstrations.
Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai have called for the removal of the country’s all-powerful leader and clashed with police. That came as crowds
Protests against China’s strict “zero-COVID” policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, continuing a round of demonstrations that have spread across the country since a deady apartment fire
Chinese police are cracking down on demonstrators as protests against the country's zero-Covid policy spread across the country, with some calling for Xi Jinping to step down.
In a sign of growing public defiance against China's draconian COVID curbs, protests have spread to at least seven cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan.
Protests in support of democratic reforms and against Covid controls are growing across China. They began after a fire killed ten people who witnesses say were trapped in a building under lockdown.
Protests against China's strict "zero-COVID" policies resurfaced in Shanghai and Beijing on Sunday afternoon, continuing a round of demonstrations that have spread across the country.
Police forcibly clear demonstrators who chant against powerful president in financial capital Shanghai; street protests erupt in several cities and reported at 50 universities
The deadly fire in Xinjiang has triggered a wave of anti-zero-COVID protests across several cities in China. How will the Communist Party react as the movement gains momentum?
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