Some protesters called for Xi Jinping to step down as anger mounts in China over restrictive ‘zero-COVID’ policies. ( read original story ...)
COVID Protests Hit Shanghai as Anger Spreads Across China
Protests simmered in Shanghai early Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, many of them angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, pushed back against heavy COVID-19 curbs nearly ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters chant ‘Step down CCP’ in Shanghai against China’s zero-Covid policy
Late Friday, videos circulated widely on the Chinese internet showing throngs of residents in Urumqi marching to a government building and chanting "end lockdowns." ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai residents hold vigil for Urumqi fire victims
STORY: The fire in a high-rise building in the Xinjiang capital, which killed 10 on Thursday night, went viral on social media as many internet users surmised that residents could not escape in time because the building was partially locked down. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 in Shanghai: 130 local infections, 59 imported cases
The city reported 11 locally transmitted confirmed cases, 119 local asymptomatic infections, eight imported confirmed cases and 51 imported asymptomatic infections for Saturday, said the Shanghai Health Commission on Sunday morning. ( read original story ...)
Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
In Shanghai, a crowd chanted calls for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of political defiance reflecting growing public frustration with his “zero Covid” demands. ( read original story ...)
Tribute to Urumqi at Shanghai’s Wulumqi Road
In Shanghai, people paid tribute to the victims of the Ulumqi fire by lighting candles, and also found other ways to vent their frustrations. ( read original story ...)