COVID-19 Updates
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Xi unlikely to tolerate dissent as momentous protests shake China
Chinese leader will see widespread demonstrations against zero-Covid policy as threat to CCP’s authority Just five weeks after being elected to a historic third term, President Xi Jinping suddenly faces…
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Australia’s Covid recovery: which capital cities have bounced back best?
Visits for retail and recreation have boosted activity in Sydney and Melbourne, but work from home preferences are keeping office trips low Follow our Australia news live blog for the…
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‘Xi Jinping, step down!’: anti-lockdown protests spread across China – video
Demonstrations have broken out in cities and university campuses across China amid widespread anger at Covid lockdowns. The wave of civil disobedience was triggered by an apartment fire on Friday…
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Depressed, powerless, angry: why frustration at China’s zero-Covid is spilling over
Public protests are the most visible signs of anger and scepticism over latest series of draconian lockdowns Victoria Li* has experienced several lockdowns since Covid emerged in China almost three…
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Britons have wised up to the benefits of immigration. It’s about time politicians did too | Robert Ford
Migrants are increasingly seen as playing a key role in our economy, yet MPs of all stripes don’t seem to have caught up with the voters For political veterans, the…
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‘I’d rather stay home’: Beijing residents push back at Covid rules as cases mount
Infections are on the rise – along with concerns about being sent to unsanitary isolation centres. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Xi’s iron grip on his country is stopping the Covid U-turn it so desperately needs | Isabel Hilton
As the rest of the world breaks free of the virus, China has doubled down on draconian measures Last week, Covid-related images provoked outrage on Chinese social media: one showed…
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More zero-Covid protests in China after deadly lockdown fire in Xinjiang
Public defiance of zero-Covid fanned by anger over deaths of 10 people in Urumqi, in China’s western Xinjiang region. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China: protests break out in Xinjiang following deadly high-rise fire under lockdown – video
Protests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, in the latest demonstration of public anger towards the country’s zero-Covid policy and strict lockdown rules. Crowds chanted ‘End the…
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Covid lockdown protests break out in western China after deadly fire
Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fire Protests have broken out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds…