![]() | Dozens of Covid protesters still behind bars in China: HRWProtesters gathered in cities across the country in November to call for an end to China's hardline zero-Covid restrictions, in some cases also demanding greater political freedoms. |
![]() | Japan to require COVID tests for all visitors from ChinaThe quantitative antigen test that is already conducted on entrants suspected of having COVID-19 will be mandatory for all people arriving from mainland China. |
![]() | India has developed herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China: CCMB chiefMaintaining that at this point it cannot be asserted that there may or may not be a wave in India, Nandicoori said as of now it does not seem to be that alarming that a wave is coming right away. |
![]() | China's propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversalFor years, the country's propaganda apparatus hailed zero-Covid as proof of the superiority of the Communist Party's authoritarian rule and the wisdom of powerful President Xi Jinping. |
![]() | China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes 'zero-COVID' policyXi's government is still officially committed to stopping virus transmission, the last major country to try. |
![]() | Facing surge in COVID-19 cases, China expands hospitals, ICUsOfficial case numbers are falling, but those no longer cover large parts of the population after mandatory testing ended Wednesday in many areas. |
![]() | China announces roll-back of strict anti-COVID-19 measuresPeople who test positive for the virus will be able to isolate at home rather than in overcrowded and unsanitary field hospitals, and schools. |
![]() | Chinese users play cat-and-mouse with censors amid protestsChinese authorities maintain a tight grip on the country's internet via a complex, multi-layered censorship operation that blocks access to almost all foreign news and social media. |
![]() | China protests explode 'harmonious society myth': Tiananmen leaderAnger over China's zero-Covid policy has sparked protests in major cities with demonstrators also demanding wider political reforms. |
![]() | China signals zero-Covid relaxation after nationwide lockdown protestsAs China reaches the third anniversary of the pandemic first being detected in Wuhan, its hardline approach to the virus has stoked unrest not seen since the 1989 pro-democracy protests. |
![]() | China vows crackdown on 'hostile forces' as public tests XiMany mocked the government's ever-changing line of reasoning, as well as claims that "hostile outside foreign forces" were stirring the wave of anger. |
![]() | EXPLAINER: Why are China's COVID rules so strict?While most other nations saw the health and safety regulations as temporary until vaccines were widely available, however, China has stuck steadfastly to its strategy. |
![]() | Chinese cities under heavy policing after protestsAnger over lockdowns has widened to calls for political change, with protesters holding up blank sheets of paper to symbolise the censorship to which the world's most populous country is subjected. |
![]() | BBC journalist arrested, beaten while covering anti-lockdown protest in ChinaHundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state over its zero-Covid policy. |
![]() | Wordplay, blank signs, music: How China is protesting zero-CovidHere's how many Chinese have attempted to evade censorship to demonstrate their anger and show support for protests. |
![]() | A timeline of Covid-related protests in ChinaThe discontent over China's 'zero covid' policy has led to a slew of protests. Here is a timeline of key Covid-related protests since the start of the year. |
![]() | China protests speak to deep political frustrations against Xi, CCPPeople took to the streets across China on Sunday to call for an end to lockdowns and for greater political freedoms, in a wave of widespread protest not seen since pro-democracy rallies in 1989. |
![]() | China affirms zero-COVID stance, eases rules after protestsThe government made no comment on the protests or criticism of Xi, the most widespread display of opposition to the ruling Communist Party in decades. |
![]() | China Covid lockdowns shut delivery workers out of their homesThe ruling Communist Party's uncompromising zero-Covid strategy has stoked anger and resentment, with widespread and sometimes violent protests kicking off across China's major cities. |
![]() | Protesters chant 'step down CCP' in Shanghai against China's zero-Covid policyLate Friday, videos circulated widely on the Chinese internet showing throngs of residents in Urumqi marching to a government building and chanting "end lockdowns." |
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