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Jack Kessler

China cracks down on ‘extraordinary’ zero-Covid protests

It is a level of courage I can scarcely quantify. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) runs a brutal, authoritarian regime. Freedom of expression is suppressed while dissent – whether online or on the streets – is swiftly censored and punished.

A place where there are cameras on every city street waiting to track, identify and sanction non-conformists. Where, if you manage to evade the authorities (or even if you don’t) there is the threat of action against your family.

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