STORY: Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night (November 27) for a third day as similar protests spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang region. ( read original story ...)
China on edge as Shanghai shuts businesses and quarantines close contacts
Shanghai has imposed a new round of business closures and quarantines of close coronavirus contacts as China reels from unprecedented protests against Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy and censorship. ( read original story ...)
A man who was at a peaceful protest in Shanghai says Chinese police grabbed him and hung him upside down before bundling him onto a bus: report
The man, who attended a Shanghai protest, said he and others were pulled out of the crowd by police officers and at one point hung upside down. ( read original story ...)
As China grapples with rare protests, Shanghai Disneyland shuts over Covid curbs once again
Shanghai Disneyland has been closed again because of China’s Covid restrictions, just days after reopening following a previous pandemic-related closure. The theme park will close from Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
China protests: Tensions in Shanghai remain ‘very, very high’ as mass groups disperse
There has been a slight sigh of relief from the authorities but people are still deeply weary, Sky's Helen-Ann Smith reports from Shanghai, the morning after angry people took to the streets to ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Disneyland Shuts Down Just 4 Days After Reopening Due To China Covid Requirements
Shanghai Disneyland has again closed its gates, just four days after reopening them, in order to comply with “the requirement of pandemic prevention and control.” The park was last closed in late October and reopened on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Crowd in Shanghai Calls for Xi Jinping to ‘Step Down’
A crowd of protesters in Shanghai called for China’s president Xi Jinping to stand down, video filmed by a journalist at the demonstration on Sunday, November 27, shows.Video and audio verified by Storyful, ( read original story ...)