Scores of people have contacted the Guardian to share their reaction to protests against zero-Covid policy
Protesters at a rally in Beijing last week to commemorate the victims of a deadly fire and to protest against China’s harsh Covid rules.Protesters at a rally in Beijing last week to commemorate the victims of a deadly fire and to protest against China’s harsh Covid rules.Last modified on Tue 6 Dec 2022 01.02 GMTlast week, with hopes that they continue, mixed with reservations about how successful they can be expected to be in challenging the one-party system.
Many respondents said they felt astonished that the protests had happened in a country where public dissent is rare, particularly given the powerful political demands that have featured in some. “They are so brave,” said Guang*, a university student based in Sichuan province. “Honestly, I never ever imagined protests could be so widespread in this country.”, readers attributed different reasons to what fuelled them.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China ‘lashes out’ at Albanese for failing to oppose MP’s Taiwan visitSky News host Rita Panahi says China has “lashed out” at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for “failing to oppose” a visit to Taiwan by six Australian MPs. “The Global Times, a Chinese communist party mouthpiece wrote, ‘considering Albanese's vague and cop-out remarks which will undoubtedly encourage the arrogance of anti-China forces … there is a big question mark hanging over Australia's sincerity on improving its relations with China’,” Ms Panahi said. 'China demands complete submission or it's going to use its economic might, economic coercion and threats to intimidate smaller nations like ours.”
Read more »
Game-less Socceroo scores priceless keepsakeHe didn't make it onto the field during the World Cup. But this young Socceroo managed to snag an item that many people would die for.
Read more »
We can expect a ‘shortage of goods’ for the ‘foreseeable future’: China lockdownsOptiPay CEO Angus Sedgwick says we can expect a “shortage of goods” for the “foreseeable future” as a result of China’s strict lockdown restrictions. “If we can diversify our manufacturing base out of China into other countries or ideally bring it into Australia, that will help our economy to beat these effects in the longer term,” Mr Sedgwick said. “It’s a big task … and we are starting to do it, but it’ll take some time.”
Read more »