China Hints At Relaxing Zero-COVID Policy As Protests Rage
China on Tuesday said it’ll take way to” minimise” the impact of its draconian coronavirus lockdowns, amidst the unknown public demurrers against President Xi Jinping’s strict zero- COVID policy that elicited strong support from the UN, the US and other nations. Theanti-zero Covid demurrers in the last many days in several Chinese metropolises, including Shanghai […]
China’s government doubles down on zero-COVID as anger grows
China’s government on November 28 doubled down on its controversial “zero-COVID” strategy amid unprecedented protests against lockdowns in many Chinese cities. The weekend’s protests in Beijing and Shanghai were not repeated on Monday amid a high security presence in both cities.Some universities in the Chinese capital, such as Tsinghua University, that saw students come out […]