President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.
Tag: Shanghai (China)
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Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”
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The Covid Protests in China, Explained
Strict Covid restrictions are hurting the country’s economy and angering members of the public, who are taking to the streets. Here’s the latest on the situation.
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Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls
In Shanghai, a crowd chanted calls for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of political defiance reflecting growing public frustration with his “zero Covid” demands.