Protests became rare once the government cut off most routes to collective action. But ubiquitous Covid rules, bringing shared suffering, have created a focus for anger.
Tag: Xi Jinping
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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.
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iPhone Factory Protest Challenges China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Rules
Protests are rising as China enacts more lockdowns and quarantines, with no end in sight. The defiance is a test of Xi Jinping’s authoritarian leadership.
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America Should Open Its Arms to Chinese Students
The U.S. should view them not as a threat but as a critical source of the future thinkers who will help broker relations.
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Xi Scolds Trudeau Over Private Conversation Gone Public
The exchange, in which China’s leader accused the Canadian leader of leaking details of a brief conversation they had, happened at the end of a summit in Indonesia.