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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Jessie Pang

Overseas Chinese step up protests as calls mount for change

A person holding an umbrella with a slogan on it takes part in anti-Chinese government protests, amid China's "zero-COVID" policy, near the Chinese consulate in New York City, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

From Sydney to Toronto, mainland Chinese have stepped up protests this week, with demands to end the world's most stringent COVID-19 restrictions evolving into calls to "free China" and for President Xi Jinping to step down.

Overseas-based Chinese and their supporters rallied in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York and Toronto, with more protests planned in coming days.

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