Shanghai intensifies lockdown as Xi Jinping insists on zero-Covid Saudi Gazette


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HONG KONG — Shanghai is further tightening its stringent lockdown measures after China's top leader Xi Jinping pledged to "unswervingly" double down on the country's controversial zero-Covid policy, leaving millions confined to their homes with no end in sight. Over the weekend, videos showing Shanghai residents arguing or scuffling with hazmat suit-clad workers and police officers while being forcefully taken away for government quarantine circulated widely on Chinese social media. Many have since been removed by censors after sparking public anger. The outcry comes as authorities appear to have walked back efforts to ease restrictions in parts of the city,...