Covid-19: Protests against lockdowns in China reignite amid crackdown

The Chinese government has been struggling to quell protests against lockdowns throughout the country that have exposed the growing strain on its “zero covid” policy in the face of increasingly contagious variants.Police in seven Chinese cities flooded the sites of recent demonstrations on the morning of 29 November, and university students were sent home. But by the evening there were renewed reports of unrest, as social media videos showed police and protesters facing off in the large southern city of Guangzhou.The police were seen advancing down the street in hazmat suits, with riot shields raised against a barrage of thrown objects as they entered the district of Haizhu, a covid hotspot that has been largely locked down since late October.At the People’s Square station in Shanghai on 29 November police were checking pedestrians’ phones for virtual private networks, which are illegal in China, and for messaging apps such as Telegram,…
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