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A series of protests against COVID-19 lockdowns began in mainland China in November 2022. Colloquially referred to as the White Paper Protests (Chinese: 白纸抗议; pinyin: Bái zhǐ kàngyì) or the A4 Revolution (Chinese: 白纸革命; pinyin: Bái zhǐ gémìng), the demonstrations started in response to measures taken by the Chinese government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the ...
In a rare display of defiance, protests have erupted across China over the government’s so-called zero-COVID policy, which has caused economic damage and mounting anger over stringent lockdown ...
Loaded 0%. HONG KONG — Protesters increasingly fed up with Chinese President Xi Jinping ’s “zero-Covid” restrictions rallied in cities across the country over the weekend, in a widespread ...
As China doubles down on its "zero COVID" policies, citizens in major cities have taken to the streets to protest the strict lockdowns three years since the coronavirus's first outbreak ...
A series of protests in mainland China against COVID-19 lockdowns began in November 2022. On 7 December 2022, China's National Health Commission in a 10-point announcement stipulated that negative COVID-19 tests would no longer be required, apart from vulnerable areas such as nurseries, elderly care facilities and schools.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, the government of China under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping 's administration pursued a zero-COVID strategy to prevent the domestic spread of COVID-19 [1] until December 7, 2022. [2] Aspects of the response have been controversial, with the zero-COVID approach being praised [3] [4] and the ...
A year ago, Li Houchen was on the streets of Shanghai, hollering “Freedom!” to protest China’s harsh “zero COVID” policy and growing authoritarianism. The protests were a brief flare of ...
Protesters and dissidents in China espouse a wide variety of grievances, most commonly in the areas of unpaid wages, compensation for land development, local environmental activism, or NIMBY activism. Tens of thousands of protests occur each year. National level protests are less common. Notable protests include the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the ...