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China's draconian lockdowns galvanize widespread protests
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
China is a nation of 1.4 billion people, ruled by an authoritarian government unable to abide dissent. China has 106 cities possessing populations more than one million, so a few hundred, or even a thousand, people gathering on a street does not yet constitute "mass" protests.
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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Protests against China's Zero Covid policy crop up in major cities
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
These protests have now spread to other major cities like Guangzhou, Xinjiang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Dali, Lanzhou and Beijing that too with similar slogans against the CCP, Xi and the Zero Covid policy. The last time anything like this happened in china was during the May Fourth Movement in 1919
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China boosting capabilities for 'grey zone' operations to exert stress on
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing is looking to "create grey zone" operations continuously to exert stress on opponents because it avoids army clashes with other countries, according to a report by the Japan Defence Ministry think tank.
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Covid in China: Protests erupt in Xi Jinping's alma mater Tsinghua Univers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In defiance of China's zero-Covid policy, hundreds of students on Sunday protested at President Xi Jinping's alma mater, Tsinghua University.
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Protesters chant 'Step down CCP' in Shanghai against China's zero-Covid po
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The protests erupted after 10 people died and nine others were injured in an apartment fire in Urumqi.
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Fire in Urumqi set off public anger and questions about China's zero-Covid
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
A fire in a residential high-rise in Urumqi, where many residents have been under lockdown, set off public anger and questions about China's zero-Covid policy.
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Chinese trollers insult Islam, unleash blasphemy on Prophet: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
In the social media space, the Wumao army, which is a group of state-backed internet commentators, is often seen hurting the Uyghur religious sentiments. Social media often described Muslims as extremists and terrorists, even though PRC nurtures close relationships with conservative Muslim s
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Owaisi questions PM Modi's handshake with Chinese Xi after Jaishankar's 'v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handshake with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 event in Bali after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that PM Modi has been "very firm" on China.
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China reports third consecutive daily record for new Covid cases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
35,909 cases were reported including 3,405 locally transmitted cases and 31,504 local asymptomatic cases, state media Xinhua reported.
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China: What happened at Xinjiang fire that killed 10 people
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
At about 19:49 on November 24, a fire broke out in a high-rise residential building in Jixiangyuan Community, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang, state media reported. The residents couldn't move out of the building and had to move up to the top floor.
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China: 10 killed, 9 injured in Xinjiang residential building fire
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The fire broke out at around 7:49 pm at a high-rise residential building in a community of Tianshan District in Urumqi, Xinhua news agency reported. It was put out at around 10:35 pm, the agency added.
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