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Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It's anyone's guess what happens now

Public protests in China related to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions have hit the news worldwide over the weekend, following a fatal apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang last week which killed ten people.

The Conversation

Swiss journalist approached by Chinese police live on air

A correspondent for Switzerland's national broadcaster RTS was approached by police while reporting live from China on the protests that have erupted against the country's strict COVID policy.

Reuters

Türkiye Demands that China Clarify Circumstances of Fire in Xinjiang

Türkiye demanded that China clarify the circumstances of the deadly fire that broke out in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, killing ten people. "We are deeply saddened to learn that a fire which broke out in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China,…

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Northwest Region Appoints Youngest Provincial Leader in China

Shaanxi’s governor Zhao Yide has been chosen as the province’s new party secretary

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China's Xi faces public anger over draconian 'zero COVID'

Barely a month after granting himself a third five-year term as China's leader, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger over his draconian “zero COVID" policy

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China rocket taking 3 to space station to blast off Tuesday

The government says a rocket carrying three astronauts to finish construction of China’s space station will blast off Tuesday

The Independent UK

World trade slowing as economy weakens; UK retail sales slump; BT pay deal reached – business live

WTO’s trade goods barometer has fallen below trend as demand weakens

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China Arrests BBC Journalist Covering Covid Protests

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy. Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state, AFP…

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China says BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist

China's foreign ministry said on Monday that a BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist, after the BBC said he was detained by police during protest coverage in Shanghai.

Reuters

FTSE 100 Live 28 November: London shares fall as global investors track China protests

London’s FTSE 100 fell as investors across global markets track the spread of popular protests against the Beijing government’s strict anti-Covid lockdown measures.

Evening Standard

Weather tracker: temperatures plunge to -45C in parts of Russia

Siberian cold front forecast to push into China, Mongolia and then UK by Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

China affirms zero-COVID stance, eases rules after protests

Chinese authorities have eased anti-virus rules in scattered areas but affirmed their severe “zero-COVID” strategy after crowds demanded President Xi Jinping resign during protests against controls that confine millions of people to their homes

The Independent UK

No10 slams as shocking and unacceptable the ‘beating’ by police in China of BBC journalist covering protests

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly tweeted: ‘Media freedom and freedom to protest must be respected. No country is exempt’

Evening Standard

Anti-lockdown protests hit China cities as Brit journalist arrested and beaten

A British journalist has been arrested and "beaten" by authorities in China while covering mass protests against strict zero-Covid measures in China at the weekend

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Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.75% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.69%

Reuters

China calls for ambitious, pragmatic biodiversity deal

China will lead talks to secure an "ambitious and pragmatic" new global pact to preserve biodiversity at a U.N. meeting that begins next week, but implementing the deal remains the biggest challenge, Chinese officials said on Monday.

Fortune

Amid protests over lockdowns, Goldman Sachs warns that China's COVID-zero exit may be ‘forced and disorderly’

“The central government may soon need to choose between more lockdowns and more COVID outbreaks,” Goldman Sachs wrote on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Xi Jinping hit by ‘extraordinary’ civil unrest over zero China’s Covid policy

Xi Jinping has been hit by “extraordinary” civil unrest in China driven by “fear, fatigue and anger” over his zero Covid policy and lockdown restrictions.

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China Poses Increasing Threat in Military Space Race, Top US General Says

Rapid advancements in China’s military capabilities pose increasing risks to American supremacy in outer space, the head of the United States military’s space wing said on Monday. Nina Armagno, director of staff of the US Space Force, said Beijing had made significant progress in developing military space technology, including in…

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Nationwide Protests in China Call For Easing Covid Curbs

Protesters are demanding the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Beijing and Shanghai. People also took to the streets in the northwestern Xinjiang region after deaths in an apartment fire were blamed on lockdowns.

The Guardian - AU

How Chinese media have – and haven’t – covered widespread protests against zero-Covid

State-run media outlets largely ignore nationwide protests, but continue to push the importance of Covid restrictions

Newslaundry

BBC journalist ‘assaulted, detained’ while covering protest in Shanghai

A BBC journalist was allegedly assaulted and detained while covering a protest in Shanghai yesterday. The journalist, Ed Lawrence, works for BBC’s China bureau.

The Guardian - AU

China Covid protests explained: why are people demonstrating and what will happen next?

Growing frustration with Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy sparks a wave of protests, with blank pieces of white A4 paper becoming a symbol of the movement

The Independent UK

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China’s COVID protesters, censors play cat-and-mouse game online

Chinese censors are scrambling to scrub references to protest codewords and demonstration hotspots like Xinjiang.

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