The unrest that has swept across the country is a rare public challenge to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.
Tag: Xi Jinping
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What It’s Like Inside One of China’s Protests
A look at the demonstrations sweeping the country and what they mean for its “zero-Covid” policy.
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Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests
Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, poor workers could help maintain the pushback against Beijing’s strict Covid restrictions.
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China Protests Over ‘Zero Covid’ Follow Months of Economic Pain
President Xi Jinping’s unbending approach to the pandemic has hurt businesses and strangled growth, squeezing the world’s second-largest economy.