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Protests at anti-coronavirus curbs erupt in Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere
video People in Beijing, Shanghai and other parts of China have taken to the streets to protest the government's anti-coronavirus measures. Protests erupted in the Chinese capital on Sunday night to oppose the "zero-COVID" policy, which involves rigorous restrictions on people's movement. Demonstrators chanted "We want freedom." They also held up blank sheets of white paper to express their opposition to curbs on free speech. Protests also flared in Shanghai, the country's economic hub, on Saturday and Sunday. Police detained some demonstrators. Similar rallies broke out in Guangzhou in the southern province of ... (full story)