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The Associated Press

Protesters are so upset with China's COVID rules, some are openly saying Xi should go

Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing on Sunday. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to resign, an unprecedented rebuke as authorities in at least eight cities struggled to suppress demonstrations Sunday that represent a rare direct challenge to the ruling Communist Party.

Police using pepper spray drove away demonstrators in Shanghai who called for Xi Jinping to step down and an end to one-party rule, but hours later people rallied again in the same spot. Police again broke up the demonstration, and a reporter saw protesters under arrest being driven away in a bus.

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