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COVID spread fears grow as China unwinds zero-tolerance curbs

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus that had largely been kept in check could soon run wild.

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

'Daylight is here': China travel searches surge as public cheers COVID easing

Searches on Chinese travel sites surged and social media platforms were flooded with delight and relief on Wednesday as the public cheered the biggest loosening of some of the world's strictest COVID policies.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022

Hu Jintao reappears as China comes to standstill for late leader Jiang Zemin

Former leader who was removed from a key meeting in October attended the memorial where Xi Jinping urged country to ‘turn grief into strength’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2022

China state TV is editing maskless fans out of its World Cup coverage

Footage of maskless World Cup fans streaming into Qatar from all corners of the world is putting China’s zero-COVID policy in a bind.

Fortune · Nov 28, 2022

Chinese police out in force in attempt to deter Covid lockdown protests

Barriers erected on street where demonstrations have been held against rigid coronavirus policies

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

China’s COVID-19 protests: What we know so far

People have gathered in at least eight Chinese cities in a sign of the growing anger at Beijing’s zero-COVID strategy.

Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022

Blank sheets of paper become symbol of defiance in China protests

Chinese protesters have turned to blank sheets of paper to express their anger over COVID-19 restrictions in a rare, widespread outpouring of public dissent that has gone beyond social media to some of China's streets and top universities.

Reuters · Nov 27, 2022

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

Residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against Urumqi's draconian "zero-COVID" lockdown after an apartment fire killed 10.

WEKU · Nov 26, 2022

Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after lockdown protests

Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi after residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against the city’s draconian “zero-COVID” lockdown that had lasted more than three months

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2022

China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire

Urumqi residents angered after blaze killed 10 in residential building under lockdown due to China’s zero-COVID policy.

Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2022