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China's Zero Covid Rebellion

Protesters defy the government's lockdowns

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Ben Domenech
Nov 28, 2022
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Cindy Yu on the China protests.

The latest tragedy is the death of ten people after a fire broke out in their locked-down high rise in Urumqi, the capital of the remote region of Xinjiang — leading to angry scenes and video on Saturday night. There are reports of police using pepper spray, with posts about protests on social media being immediately delet…

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