Why protests are spreading across China and how they're linked to Covid
“Step down ; Don’t want Covid test, want freedom”; “Opposition to dictatorship!”; “We don’t want lifelong rulers”. Searing public anger has spilled into the streets across China, as people raise slogans against the President and call for freedom – not just from Covid restrictions but political rulers as well. READ | Covid, lockdowns, an apartment fire: Here's what led to massive protests in China During a protest in Shanghai on Sunday night, as clashes erupted between the demonstrators and police, a BBC journalist, covering the rally, was dragged, kicked, handcuffed and detained briefly by police officials. WHAT HAPPENS NOW With massive public outcry against Covid restrictions, the Chinese government will have to ease the rules sooner than later.
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