{"id":516899,"date":"2022-11-27T19:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T16:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-rocked-by-anti-lockdown-protests-as-zero-covid-policies-remain\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T19:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T16:59:51","slug":"china-rocked-by-anti-lockdown-protests-as-zero-covid-policies-remain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rocked-by-anti-lockdown-protests-as-zero-covid-policies-remain\/","title":{"rendered":"#China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as &#8216;zero COVID&#8217; policies remain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbce3d959\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ccbce3d959\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-rocked-by-anti-lockdown-protests-as-zero-covid-policies-remain\/#%E2%80%9CChina_rocked_by_anti-lockdown_protests_as_%E2%80%98zero_COVID_policies_remain%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as &#8216;zero COVID&#8217; policies remain&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChina_rocked_by_anti-lockdown_protests_as_%E2%80%98zero_COVID_policies_remain%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;China rocked by anti-lockdown protests as &#8216;zero COVID&#8217; policies remain&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>China was rocked by protests Sunday as weary citizens grow increasingly irate about the totalitarian country\u2019s strict \u201czero COVID\u201d policies.<\/p>\n<p>Students at Beijing\u2019s prestigious Tsinghau University were among groups across the country taking to the streets to object to a three-year long lockdown since the virus was first discovered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The current frustration is fueled in part by a harrowing apartment fire in the western Chinese city of Urumqi that killed 10. Some believe lockdown measures prevented residents from escaping; local officials tried to skirt blame for the deaths .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome residents\u2019 ability to rescue themselves was too weak,\u201d the head of city\u2019s fire department Li Wensheng said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>In Shanghai, police pepper-sprayed about 300 protesters who had gathered for a vigil honoring victims of the deadly blaze, a witness told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Other major Chinese cities \u2014 like Nanjing and Guangzhou \u2014 saw protests too, and a similar vigil for the fire victims was held in Beijing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A man is pictured getting arrested while people gathered on a street in Shanghai on Nov. 27, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24803500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man is arrested while people gathering on a street in Shanghai on Nov. 27.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In some videos, protesters called for the resignation of China\u2019s strongman leader Xi Jinping and an end to the Communist Party of China\u2019s reign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Urumqi, where the fire broke out and where some residents have been in lockdown for months, dissidents shouted \u201cRemove the Communist Party! Remove Xi Jinping!\u201d in a video that captured the scene.\u00a0The escalating outrage came after rare protests in the embattled region broke out Friday night, and protesters were met by guards in hazmat suits.<\/p>\n<p>One woman in the city said she had been unable to leave her apartment since Aug. 8, and was not even allowed to open her windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People in Beijing are pictured gathering Sunday for a vigil , with some holding white sheets of paper in protest of COVID restrictions, as the partiicipants commemorate  victims of a deadly fire in Urumqi.\" class=\"wp-image-24803501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People in Beijing on  gather Sunday for a vigil and hold white sheets of paper in protest of COVID restrictions, as they commemorate the victims of a fire in Urumqi.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video of the protests were quickly scrubbed from the Internet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Protesters, including university students in Nanjing and Beijing, have begun to hold blank sheets of paper when taking the streets, knowing signs with pointed messages might be censored on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>While leaders have said they would ease some restrictions, the country has stuck by its \u201czero Covid\u201d stance. Despite criticism, China has reported just 5,232 deaths from the virus, compared with the 1.09 million in the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People are pictured holding blank papers as a form of silent protest in Shanghai on Sunday. \" class=\"wp-image-24803513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/china-covid-protest-221127-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People are holding blank papers as a form of silent protest in Shanghai on Sunday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sunday, Chinese officials said due to rising case numbers, indoor venues would be limited to 50% capacity in the southern city of Shenzhen, home to more than 12.5 million people. 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