China’s strict anti-COVID policies prompt rare calls for President Xi Jinping’s ouster


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Protests against China’s strict anti-COVID measures have turned into calls for the ouster of President Xi Jinping. “Xi Jinping! Step down! CCP, step down!” protesters in Shanghai yelled Sunday, rebuking the country’s powerful leader, who’s insisted on a “zero-COVID” policy, and the Chinese Communist Party. Advertisement Authorities in at least eight cities sought to squelch the demos, with police pepper-spraying protesters who called for an end to one-party rule. Protesters hold up blank papers and chant slogans as they march in protest in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protesters angered by strict anti-virus measures called for China's powerful leader to...