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BBC journalist was ‘beaten and kicked by police’ in Shanghai while covering zero-COVID protests
Edward Lawrence was arrested and detained for several hours before being released, according to a statement from a BBC spokesperson. ( read original story ...)
Anti-government protests spread to Shanghai and Beijing as anger grows over China’s strict zero-COVID policy
Protests are rare in China, but after the death of 10 people in a fire blamed on strict COVID-19 restrictions, people have taken to the streets. ( read original story ...)
Chinese anti-lockdown protests spread to Shanghai
Protesters in Shanghai have called for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to step down amid mounting anger at strict Covid-19 lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
Protests of strict lockdown hit Shanghai, other China cities
COVID” policies resurfaced in Shanghai on Sunday afternoon even after police cleared away hundreds of demonstrators in the early morning with force and pepper spray ... ( read original story ...)
Congress Should Investigate Elon Musk’s Business Ties with China
The Twitter/Tesla/SpaceX boss’s business dealings with the Chinese Communist Party could threaten free speech, privacy, national security, and U.S. foreign policy goals. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s foreign trade maintains steady growth
Shanghai's imports and exports in the first 10 months this year topped 3.46 trillion yuan (US$483.63 billion), amid measures supporting foreign trade enterprises in the city. With a 5.3 percent ... ( read original story ...)