Dec 01 More Chinese cities ease COVID restrictions to defuse protests By Joe McDonald, Associated Press More Chinese cities are easing anti-virus restrictions and police are patrolling their streets as the government tries to defuse public anger over some of the world's most stringent COVID measures. Continue reading
Nov 30 China announces new vaccination effort, but ‘zero COVID’ policy not likely to end soon By Joe McDonald, Associated Press A campaign to vaccinate older Chinese has sparked hopes Beijing might roll back severe anti-virus controls that prompted angry protesters to demand President Xi Jinping resign. Continue reading
Nov 30 China threatens crackdown on ‘hostile forces’ as COVID protests continue By Associated Press China's ruling Communist Party has vowed to "resolutely crack down on infiltration and sabotage activities by hostile forces."… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 8:25 Thousands in China protest zero-COVID policy in largest demonstrations in decades By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The largest protests in more than 30 years rocked China as tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country filled the streets to denounce Beijing’s zero-COVID quarantine and testing policies. But some of the demonstrations quickly evolved into demands for… Continue watching
Nov 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China’s Xi to step down as protests spread By Dake Kang, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the… Continue reading
Nov 26 China loosens some restrictions in Xinjiang after COVID-19 lockdown protests By Huizhong Wu, Dake Kang, Associated Press Authorities in China's western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday after residents held extraordinary late-night demonstrations against the city's draconian “zero-COVID” lockdown that had lasted more than three months. Continue reading
Nov 24 Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute that sparked factory protests in China By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones has apologized for a pay dispute that set off employee protests at a factory where anti-virus controls have slowed production. Continue reading
Nov 23 Workers beaten, detained amid ‘zero-COVID’ protests at Chinese iPhone factory By Joe McDonald, Zen Soo, Associated Press Videos and postings on Chinese social media say workers at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory have been beaten and detained in protests over contract disputes amid anti-virus controls. Continue reading
Nov 16 Single COVID case prompts China to lock down Peking University By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a "zero-COVID" approach despite growing public discontent. Continue reading
May 12 China continues ‘zero-COVID’ tactics despite economic slump By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China’s leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump without giving up a “zero-COVID” strategy that shut down Shanghai and other cities. Continue reading