Rare Mass Protests Erupt in Chinese Cities as Outrage Over Zero-COVID Restrictions Boils OverRare mass protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have broken out across China, including in major cities, as more cities have announced lockdowns due to a surging number of COVID-19 infections.
Despite the regime releasing new epidemic prevention regulations, aimed at preventing excessive use of control measures by local authorities, the updated policies still adheres to the restrictive "zero-COVID" approach. With rapidly rising infection numbers, more cities have expanded their lockdowns, causing growing public anger.
Large-scale protests have been seen in Xinjiang, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, and other cities against the "zero-COVID" control measures. Angry residents broke blockades and pushed down fences, shouting slogans of “down with the Communist Party" and "Xi Jinping should resign.” Facing the protests, authorities in some places had to put out announcements saying that there was no longer a lockdown or that restrictions had been lifted....
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