It's mainland China’s biggest wave of civil disobedience since the 1989 Tiananmen protests.
Estimated 27-43 protests in 22 cities across ChinaCOVID lockdowns, protests hitting China economy
Mainland China’s biggest wave of civil disobedience since the 1989 Tiananmen protests comes as its economy sputters after growing at breakneck rates for decades. Reuters verified that the videos were filmed in Guangzhou’s Haizhu district, the scene of COVID-related unrest two weeks ago, but could not determine when the clips were taken or the exact sequence of events and what sparked the clashes.Protests against strict COVID-zero policy are sweeping China. It’s anyone’s guess what happens now
China Dissent Monitor, run by U.S. government-funded Freedom House, estimated at least 27 demonstrations took place across China from Saturday to Monday. Australia’s ASPI think tank estimated 43 protests in 22 cities.Home to many migrant factory workers, Guangzhou is a sprawling port city north of Hong Kong in Guangdong province, where officials announced late on Tuesday they would allow close contacts of COVID cases to quarantine at home rather than being forced to go to shelters.
Another resident said some friends who posted videos of protests on social media were taken to a police station and asked to sign a promise they “would not do that again”. While infections and death numbers are low by global standards, analysts say that a reopening before increasing vaccination rates could lead to widespread illness and deaths and overwhelm hospitals.
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