China Moves To Curb Covid Protests

 

Reuters: Chinese authorities seek out COVID protesters 

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city’s streets.

Two protesters told Reuters that callers identifying themselves as Beijing police officers asked them to report to a police station on Tuesday with written accounts of their activities on Sunday night. 

A student also said they were asked by their college if they had been in an area where a protest happened and to provide a written account.  

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WNU Editor: Beijing is showing the fist, but they are also easing "slightly" some Covid restrictions .... China eases COVID-19 rules after nationwide protests, keeps wider COVID-zero strategy (ABC News Australia). 

China Moves To Curb Covid Protests  

China Covid: Chinese protesters say police seeking them out -- BBC  

Students sent home, police on patrol as China curbs protests -- AP 

Chinese Covid protests: Police crack down on backlash as crowds gather in cities -- iNews 

China: Police deployed in force to prevent protests -- DW  

Police in major Chinese cities thwart further anti-lockdown protests, as Beijing not stepping down from its COVID-zero drive -- ABC News Australia  

China’s ‘zero-COVID’ limits saved lives but no clear exit -- AP 

Protesters in China use tricks to evade censors as discontent over COVID-19 policies grows -- ABC News Australia  

Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities -- Reuters  

EXPLAINER: Why are China’s COVID rules so strict? -- AP  

Can China's COVID lockdown protests keep momentum? -- DW 

How COVID protests spread across China -- Reuters