University students protest COVID restrictions at top Beijing institution


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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A weekend protest at an elite Beijing university has forced administrators to abandon plans to further tighten COVID-19 restrictions on its students. Peking University’s graduate students organized Sunday’s peaceful protest after the school made the decision to put up a metal wall to keep them on campus, while also allowing faculty to enter and exit freely. BEIJING EXTENDS WORK-FROM-HOME RULE AS NEW COVID CASES KEEP COMING Students were also upset that they had been prohibited from ordering food or having visitors. Protesters broke through the sheet-metal barrier, sharing phone videos and photos...