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British PM Sunak says ‘golden era’ of UK-China relations is over

Rishi Sunak warned on Monday that China posed a ‘systemic challenge’ to UK ‘values and interests’.

Al Jazeera

Shanghai Disneyland to remain temporarily closed starting Nov. 29

The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Monday it will be temporarily closed starting Tuesday, Nov. 29 to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures.

Reuters

Fury at China's zero Covid policy as journalist arrested during anti-lockdown protest

China affirmed its severe 'zero Covid' strategy, following another round of clashes with demonstrators. Police pinned down a protester and held a hand over his mouth in Shanghai on Sunday night

Daily Mirror

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China's boiling point? Protests spread over zero-Covid policy

Much of the world is wondering if the worst of Covid has run its course. So why, nearly four years on, is the country where the coronavirus originated still under lock and key? Rare scenes of protest out of China, like in its most populous metropolis Shanghai, have spread during…

France 24

Chinese bots flood Twitter with explicit porn to drown out news of lockdown protests

Chinese users searching for news in cities like Shanghai and Beijing, which have been gripped with anti-lockdown protests in recent days, are being shown ads for escorts and pornography

Daily Mirror

Zero-Covid protests are spreading across China – but a violent crackdown will follow

From Xinjiang to Shanghai and Beijing, protests are creating a rare sense of unity that Xi Jinping cannot afford to allow, says James McMurray of the University of Sussex

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Shanghai protests over zero-Covid policy spark clashes

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

The Guardian - UK

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BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest

Journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten after being arrested at a protest against China’s strict Covid restrictions, broadcaster says

The Guardian - AU

Chinese police out in force in attempt to deter Covid lockdown protests

Barriers erected on street where demonstrations have been held against rigid coronavirus policies

The Guardian - UK

Chinese take to the streets over ongoing COVID lockdowns

China President Xi Jinping is under unprecedented pressure amid protests against the nation's COVID-zero policy.

The New Daily

China's Xi faces public anger over draconian 'zero COVID'

Barely a month after granting himself a third five-year term as China's leader, Xi Jinping is facing a wave of public anger over his draconian “zero COVID" policy

The Independent UK

China Arrests BBC Journalist Covering Covid Protests

The BBC said on Sunday one of its journalists in China had been arrested and beaten by police while covering protests against the country's zero-Covid policy. Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state, AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China says BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist

China's foreign ministry said on Monday that a BBC reporter did not identify himself as a journalist, after the BBC said he was detained by police during protest coverage in Shanghai.

Reuters

No10 slams as shocking and unacceptable the ‘beating’ by police in China of BBC journalist covering protests

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly tweeted: ‘Media freedom and freedom to protest must be respected. No country is exempt’

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Daily Mirror

Anti-lockdown protests hit China cities as Brit journalist arrested and beaten

A British journalist has been arrested and "beaten" by authorities in China while covering mass protests against strict zero-Covid measures in China at the weekend

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.75% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.69%

The News Lens

Nationwide Protests in China Call For Easing Covid Curbs

Protesters are demanding the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Beijing and Shanghai. People also took to the streets in the northwestern Xinjiang region after deaths in an apartment fire were blamed on lockdowns.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police Detain Two People at Shanghai Protest Site

Chinese police detained two people on Monday at a site in Shanghai where demonstrators gathered over the weekend to protest Covid-19 lockdowns and call for greater political freedoms, an AFP journalist witnessed. When asked why one of the people was taken away, a policeman told AFP "because he didn't obey…

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BBC journalist ‘assaulted, detained’ while covering protest in Shanghai

A BBC journalist was allegedly assaulted and detained while covering a protest in Shanghai yesterday. The journalist, Ed Lawrence, works for BBC’s China bureau.

The Guardian - AU

China Covid protests explained: why are people demonstrating and what will happen next?

Growing frustration with Beijing’s strict zero-Covid policy sparks a wave of protests, with blank pieces of white A4 paper becoming a symbol of the movement

Al Jazeera

China’s COVID-19 protests: What we know so far

People have gathered in at least eight Chinese cities in a sign of the growing anger at Beijing’s zero-COVID strategy.

Al Jazeera

China protests spread, reports of clashes with police in Shanghai

The latest demonstrations are unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago.

Bangkok Post

Protests across China as anger mounts over zero-Covid policy

SHANGHAI: Hundreds of people took to the streets in China's major cities on Sunday to protest against the country's zero-Covid policy, in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state.

The New Daily

Chinese police accused of assaulting BBC journalist

The BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its journalist covering a protest in Shanghai, before releasing him after several hours.

The Guardian - AU

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

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