Shanghai residents rebel against 'COVID zero' tough restrictions

Tensions between Shanghai residents and the authorities responsible for enforcing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are rising again. This comes in a context where restrictions have been tightened again to contain the spread of infection outside of quarantine zones and thus fulfill President Xi Jinping's request for a "COVID zero" policy. Videos posted on Chinese social media platforms show suspected positive patients being forced to quarantine in designated quarantine facilities. In some areas, one positive case can send everyone in the building into quarantine. Many of these videos were removed by online censors, but determined citizens continued to post…