Published 1 year ago

Fresh clashes erupt between police and zero-Covid protesters in south China

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Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters in a southern Chinese city, part of a wave of Covid lockdown-sparked demonstrations across the country that have morphed into demands for political freedoms.

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Times of India

COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils

The clashes, which follow protests in Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere, erupted as China posts record numbers of COVID cases daily and health officials, including in the southern region around Guangzhou, announced a slight loosening of the curbs. Mainland China's biggest wave of civil disobedience since the 1989 Tiananmen protests comes as its economy sputters after growing at breakneck rates for decades.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows

Protesters hurled debris and glass at police in the latest expression of anger at zero-Covid rules.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Covid Protests Escalate in Guangzhou as China Lockdown Anger Boils

People in China’s Guangzhou clashed with riot police on Tuesday night. The clashes marked an escalation from protests in Shanghai, capital Beijing and other cities in mainland China’s biggest wave of civil disobedience.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

Protesters clash with hazmat suit-clad riot police in Guangzhou, China – video

Protesters in the Chinese locked-down city of Guangzhou clashed with riot police in hazmat suits

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Two Chinese cities ease COVID curbs after protests spread

The giant Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing announced an easing of COVID curbs on Wednesday, a day after demonstrators in southern Guangzhou clashed with police amid a string of protests against the world's toughest coronavirus restrictions.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Protesters Clash With Police In China's Megacity Guangzhou: Report

Protesters clashed with police in the southern Chinese megacity of Guangzhou overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, according to witnesses and footage, part of a wave of demonstrations across the country triggered by Covid restrictions.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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