COVID-19 protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils


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PROTESTING. People hold white sheets of paper in protest of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease continue in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022. Social media posts say clashes took place on the evening of November 29, and were caused by a dispute over lockdown curbs People in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, videos on social media showed, as frustration with stringent COVID-19 rules three years into the pandemic boiled over. The clashes marked an escalation...