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Hundreds of demonstrators in Shanghai clashed with police on Sunday afternoon to protest their strict restrictions China For COVID-19 developing for the third day, after the deadly apartment fire.
The wave of civil disobedience, The outbreak, which has spread to several cities, including Beijing, is unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, and comes amid growing frustration with a zero-tolerance policy on COVID-19.
China has almost passed Three years She lives with some of the world’s toughest restrictions on her COVID-19.
A fire in a high-rise apartment building in the city of Urumqi sparked protests after videos were posted on social media and led to accusations that the lockdown contributed to the deaths of at least 10 people.
Protesters clash with police in Shanghai
On Sunday, police maintained a heavy presence on Wulumuki Street in Shanghai, where the previous day’s candlelight vigil had turned into protests. By evening, hundreds of people had gathered at the site.
Some clashed with police trying to disperse the crowd, while others waved white papers in protest.
We just want our basic human rights. We cannot leave our homes without being tested. “It was the incident in Xinjiang that pushed people out of bounds,” said a 26-year-old protester, adding:
People here are not violent, but the police arrest them for no reason. They tried to catch me, but the people around me grabbed my hand tightly and pulled me back so that I could escape.”
In protests against the government of Xi Jinping
“I’m here because I love my country, but I don’t like my government… I want to be able to go out freely, but it’s not possible. COVID-19 politics is a game that is not based on science or reality,” said another protester.
On Saturday, a vigil in Shanghai for fire victims turned into a protest against COVID-19 restrictions, as the crowd called for the lockdown to be lifted.
The protesters reportedly chanted “Down with the Chinese Communist Party, down with Xi Jinping,” according to accounts and videos posted on social media, in a rare public protest against the country’s leadership.
China: Demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Wuhan, where the first case was detected
On Sunday, at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University, dozens of people staged a peaceful protest against COVID-19 restrictions, during which they sang the national anthem, according to photos and videos posted on social media.
On Sunday evening, local time in Wuhan, central China, hundreds of people demonstrated against health restrictions, nearly three years after the world’s first case of Covid-19 was detected in the city.
According to videos broadcast live on social media, a crowd of people gathered in the city center. It is noteworthy that the recent cases in China have reached high levels, with nearly 40,000 new infections on Saturday.
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