Protestors confronted hazmat-suited guards in China’s far western Xinjiang region after a deadly fire sparked anger over the country’s continuing Covid-19 lockdowns as nationwide infections set another record. Crowds chanted “End the lockdown!”, pumping their fists in the air as they walked down a street, according to videos circulated on Chinese social media on Friday night. Reuters verified the footage was published from the Xinjiang capital Urumqi. China has put the vast Xinjiang region under some of the country’s longest lockdowns, with many of Urumqi’s 4 million residents barred from leaving their homes for as ... (full story)