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 […]
Xi, Step Down As Rare China Covid Protests Spread, Moves To Censor It
As demurrers over China’s draconian’ Zero Covid’ policy burned up in several metropolises, authorities moved to bowdlerize online content on the rare demonstrations.The demurrers have been fuelled by frustration at the central government’s zero- Covid policy, which sees authorities put snap lockdowns, lengthy insulations and mass testing juggernauts over just a sprinkle of cases. A […]