Chinese Officials Are Weaponizing COVID Health Tracker to Block Protests

Would-be protesters saw their health codes turn red and were forced into quarantine . Chinese bank depositors planning a protest about their frozen funds saw their health code mysteriously turn red and were stopped from traveling to the site of a rally, confirming fears that China 's vast COVID -tracking system could be weaponized as a powerful tool to stifle dissent. A red health code designated the would-be protesters as suspected or confirmed COVID -19 patients, limiting their movement and access to public transportation. Their rallies in the central Henan province this week were thwarted as some were forced into…