Protests Against COVID Lockdowns Erupt Across China, Some Turn Violent
View Source | November 29, 2022 2:00 am
- “I’m here because I love my country, but I don’t love my government … I want to be able to go out freely, but I can’t. Our COVID-19 policy is a game and is not based on science or reality,” one protester in Shanghai told Reuters.
- The protests reportedly began on Thursday after ten people were killed in a fire at a residential high-rise building in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang autonomous region.
- Residents of the city have been locked down and prevented from leaving their homes for as long as 100 days at a time, Reuters added.
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